NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER AT KITZMILLER, MD
NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER MD USGS
NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER AT KITZMILLER, MD (01595500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC 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. 28 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01595500
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- MD
- Coordinates
- 39.3939, -79.1817
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyNorth Branch Potomac River At Kitzmiller, MD has 28 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), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides), and 23 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Rosyside Dace Clinostomus funduloides
- Blue Ridge Sculpin Cottus caeruleomentum
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- 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
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
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
- 28 species
- from 122 individual records
- Observed
- May 30, 2011 – Jul 4, 2026
- 122 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 122 records