Patuxent River near Laurel, MD
PATUXENT RIVER MD USGS
Patuxent River near Laurel, MD (01592500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the PATUXENT RIVER in MD, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 34 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01592500
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- MD
- Coordinates
- 39.1157, -76.8738
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyPatuxent River near Laurel, MD has 34 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Northern Snakehead (Channa argus), Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides), and 29 others.
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- Northern Snakehead Channa argus non-native
- Rosyside Dace Clinostomus funduloides
- Blue Ridge Sculpin Cottus caeruleomentum
- Satinfin Shiner Cyprinella analostana
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
- Cutlip Minnow Exoglossum maxillingua
- Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- 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
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Swallowtail Shiner Miniellus procne
- River Chub Nocomis micropogon
- Margined Madtom Noturus insignis
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
- Eastern Mudminnow Umbra pygmaea
3 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, Northern Snakehead, 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
- 34 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Apr 25, 2025 – Jul 13, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records