MACASKILLS BROOK NEAR BIRCH GROVE

MACASKILLS BROOK NS WSC

MACASKILLS BROOK NEAR BIRCH GROVE (01FJ002) is a real-time river monitoring station on the MACASKILLS BROOK in NS, operated by the Water Survey of Canada. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 7 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

WSC station ID
01FJ002
Operated by
Water Survey of Canada
Province
NS
Coordinates
46.1179, -60.0047

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Fishing regulations

NS province-wide default default

Species regulated in this area

These are species and groups covered by the applicable area rules, not a claim that they occur at this station.

Default rules for this area. A grey row means the current season status is not confirmed by this release.

NS province-wide default default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-10-26 in America/Halifax

Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Nova Scotia Anglers' Handbook before fishing.

Fish recorded near this station

Sampled in this watershed

Macaskills Brook Near Birch Grove has documented fish occurrence data from Nova Scotia provincial freshwater fish surveys. The survey records 7 species from observation sampling within 10 km of this station.

Species include: Alewife (Gaspereau) (Alosa pseudoharengus), Banded Killifish (Fundulus diaphanus), White Perch (Morone americana), Golden Shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas), Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), and 2 others.

Where these records come from

Evidence
Sampled in this watershed
Fish were sampled elsewhere in the same watershed — a provincial or federal survey nearby, not at the gauge itself.
Records
7 species
from 7 individual records
Observed
Jun 15, 1975 – Aug 19, 1977
7 dated records

Sources