NORTH BRANCH ESTERO RIVER AT ESTERO, FL

NORTH BRANCH ESTERO RIVER FL USGS

NORTH BRANCH ESTERO RIVER AT ESTERO, FL (02291580) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the NORTH BRANCH ESTERO RIVER in FL, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 55 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 02291580
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: FL
Coordinates: 26.4429, -81.7960

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

North Branch Estero River At Estero, Fl has 55 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), Hardhead Catfish (Ariopsis felis), Oscar (Astronotus ocellatus), Silver Perch (Bairdiella chrysoura), Frillfin Goby (Bathygobius soporator), and 50 others.

Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus
Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felis
Oscar Astronotus ocellatus non-native
Silver Perch Bairdiella chrysoura
Frillfin Goby Bathygobius soporator
Atlantic Crevalle Jack Caranx hippos
Common Snook Centropomus undecimalis
Striped Burrfish Chilomycterus schoepfii
Butterfly Peacock Bass Cichla ocellaris
Walking Catfish Clarias batrachus
Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatus
Irish Pompano Diapterus auratus
Ladyfish Elops saurus
Striped Mojarra Eugerres plumieri
Golden Topminnow Fundulus chrysotus
Marsh Killifish Fundulus confluentus
Seminole Killifish Fundulus seminolis
Longnose Killifish Fundulus similis
Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki
Least Killifish Heterandria formosa
Brown Hoplo Hoplosternum littorale
Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
American Flagfish Jordanella floridae
Pinfish Lagodon rhomboides
Florida Gar Lepisosteus platyrhincus
Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
Spotted Sunfish Lepomis punctatus
Bluefin Killifish Lucania goodei
Schoolmaster Snapper Lutjanus apodus
Gray Snapper Lutjanus griseus
Lane Snapper Lutjanus synagris
Mayan Cichlid Mayaheros urophthalmus
Atlantic Tarpon Megalops atlanticus
Florida Bass Micropterus salmoides
Sea Mullet Mugil cephalus
Gag Grouper Mycteroperca microlepis
Tilapias Oreochromis
Blue Tilapia Oreochromis aureus non-native
Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus non-native
Spotted Tilapia Pelmatolapia mariae
Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinna
Sailfin Catfishes Pterygoplichthys
Red Jewel Cichlids Rubricatochromis
Letourneux's Jewel Cichlid Rubricatochromis letourneuxi
Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus
Southern Puffer Sphoeroides nephelus
Great Barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
Planehead Filefish Stephanolepis hispida
Strongylura
Redfin Needlefish Strongylura notata
Gulf Pipefish Syngnathus scovelli
Permit Trachinotus falcatus
Hogchoker Trinectes maculatus

4 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Oscar, Grass Carp, Blue Tilapia, Nile Tilapia). 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: 55 species; from 200 individual records
Observed: Jan 18, 2025 – Jul 17, 2026; 200 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records