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WATTS BRANCH AT WASHINGTON, DC

WATTS BRANCH DC USGS

WATTS BRANCH AT WASHINGTON, DC (01651800) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the WATTS BRANCH in DC, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 40 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
01651800
Agency
USGS
State
DC
Coordinates
38.9013, -76.9433

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Watts Branch At Washington, DC has 40 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Anadromous Shads (Alosa), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), and 35 others.

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
40 species
from 200 individual records
Observed
Sep 11, 2025 – Jul 18, 2026
200 dated records

Sources