CRANBERRY BRANCH NEAR WESTMINSTER, MD

CRANBERRY BRANCH MD USGS

CRANBERRY BRANCH NEAR WESTMINSTER, MD (01585500) is a real-time river monitoring station on the CRANBERRY BRANCH in MD, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 26 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 01585500
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: MD
Coordinates: 39.5927, -76.9683

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Cranberry Branch Near Westminster, MD has 26 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides), Blue Ridge Sculpin (Cottus caeruleomentum), and 21 others.

Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
Rosyside Dace Clinostomus funduloides
Blue Ridge Sculpin Cottus caeruleomentum
Potomac Sculpin Cottus girardi
European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
Cutlip Minnow Exoglossum maxillingua
Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki
Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
Brown Trout Salmo trutta

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: 26 species; from 134 individual records
Observed: Aug 10, 2018 – Jul 20, 2026; 134 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 134 records