Susquehanna River at Sunbury, PA
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER PA USGS
Susquehanna River at Sunbury, PA (01554000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the SUSQUEHANNA RIVER in PA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 27 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01554000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- PA
- Coordinates
- 40.8345, -76.8266
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Fishing regulations
PA state-wide default defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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American Eel Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 25
- Size rule
- 9 inches
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Banded Darter No season data
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Banded Killifish No season data
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Black Crappie No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Bluntnose Minnow No season data
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Channel Catfish No season data
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Creek Chub No season data
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European Carp No season data
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Fallfish No season data
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Flathead Catfish No season data
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Green Sunfish No season data
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Greenside Darter No season data
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Largemouth Bass No season data
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Margined Madtom No season data
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Muskellunge No season data
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Northern Hog Sucker No season data
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Pumpkinseed × Bluegill No season data
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Redbreast Sunfish No season data
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River Chub No season data
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Rock Bass No season data
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Shorthead Redhorse No season data
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Smallmouth Bass No season data
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Spotfin Shiner No season data
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Walleye No season data
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White Sucker No season data
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Yellow Bullhead No season data
General area restrictions
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 5
- Limit details
- 7 inches
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 3
- Limit details
- 7 inches
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Limit details
- NO HARVEST
Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-11 in America/New_York
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Pennsylvania Fishing Summary before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbySusquehanna River at Sunbury, PA has 27 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Spotfin Shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera), and 22 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- River Chub Nocomis micropogon
- Margined Madtom Noturus insignis
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (European Carp). Records show what has been observed near this station, not what is native to the watershed.
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 27 species
- from 47 individual records
- Observed
- Aug 27, 2019 – Jun 14, 2026
- 47 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 47 records