NORTHWEST BRANCH ANACOSTIA RIVER AT BRENTWOOD, MD
Northwest Branch Anacostia River MD USGS
NORTHWEST BRANCH ANACOSTIA RIVER AT BRENTWOOD, MD (01651003) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Northwest Branch Anacostia 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. 36 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01651003
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- MD
- Coordinates
- 38.9490, -76.9562
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyNorthwest Branch Anacostia River At Brentwood, MD has 36 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), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Northern Snakehead (Channa argus), and 31 others.
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Northern Snakehead Channa argus non-native
- Satinfin Shiner Cyprinella analostana
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- European Carp × Goldfish Cyprinus carpio × Carassius auratus
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
- Eastern Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus
- Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus
- Southern Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus
- Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White Perch Morone americana
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Margined Madtom Noturus insignis
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
- Three Spot Gourami Trichopodus trichopterus
- 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
- 36 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Oct 21, 2025 – Jul 18, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records