Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern, PA
Swatara Creek PA USGS
Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern, PA (01573000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Swatara Creek 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. 21 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01573000
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- PA
- Coordinates
- 40.4025, -76.5772
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbySwatara Creek at Harper Tavern, PA has 21 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), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Chain Pickerel (Esox niger), Banded Killifish (Fundulus diaphanus), and 16 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Eastern Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 21 species
- from 45 individual records
- Observed
- Feb 8, 2012 – Jul 17, 2026
- 45 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 45 records