COW BRANCH AT LAKE ST GEORGE DR NR PALM HARBOR FL
COW BRANCH AT LAKE FL USGS
COW BRANCH AT LAKE ST GEORGE DR NR PALM HARBOR FL (02307496) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the COW BRANCH AT LAKE 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. 68 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 02307496
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- FL
- Coordinates
- 28.0685, -82.7225
Live conditions & history
Create a free account to see live flow, temperature, and recent history for this station
Riverbot reads this gauge every 15 minutes and emails you when the river hits the flow and temperature you fish. Sign up free to unlock the live chart and set your window.
7-day weather
Create a free account to see the 7-day weather forecast for this station
Wind, rain, and sky conditions for the week ahead at this gauge's coordinates — sign up free to plan your next trip around it.
Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyCow Branch At Lake St George Dr Nr Palm Harbor Fl has 68 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Scrawled Cowfish (Acanthostracion quadricornis), Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), Hardhead Catfish (Ariopsis felis), Gafftopsail Catfish (Bagre marinus), Silver Perch (Bairdiella chrysoura), and 63 others.
- Scrawled Cowfish Acanthostracion quadricornis
- Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus
- Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felis
- Gafftopsail Catfish Bagre marinus
- Silver Perch Bairdiella chrysoura
- Shad Porgy Calamus arctifrons
- Atlantic Crevalle Jack Caranx hippos
- Common Snook Centropomus undecimalis
- Black Sea Bass Centropristis striata
- Dimerus Cichlid Cichlasoma dimerus
- Sand Weakfish Cynoscion arenarius
- Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus
- Sand Perch Diplectrum formosum
- Spottail Seabream Diplodus holbrookii
- Ladyfish Elops saurus
- Lake Chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta
- Silver Jenny Eucinostomus gula
- Golden Topminnow Fundulus chrysotus
- Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandis
- Longnose Killifish Fundulus similis
- Diamond Killifish Fundulus xenicus
- Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki
- White Grunt Haemulon plumierii
- Slippery Dick Halichoeres bivittatus
- Scaled Sardine Harengula jaguana
- Least Killifish Heterandria formosa
- Brown Hoplo Hoplosternum littorale
- American Flagfish Jordanella floridae
- Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximus
- Pinfish Lagodon rhomboides
- Florida Gar Lepisosteus platyrhincus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Coppernose Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus purpurascens
- Dollar Sunfish Lepomis marginatus
- Atlantic Tripletail Lobotes surinamensis
- Bluefin Killifish Lucania goodei
- Gray Snapper Lutjanus griseus
- Mayan Cichlid Mayaheros urophthalmus
- Menidia
- Florida Bass Micropterus salmoides
- Common Mullets Mugil
- Sea Mullet Mugil cephalus
- Gag Grouper Mycteroperca microlepis
- Leather Jack Oligoplites saurus
- Shrimp Eel Ophichthus gomesii
- Gulf Toadfish Opsanus beta
- Tilapias Oreochromis
- Blue Tilapia Oreochromis aureus non-native
- Pigfish Orthopristis chrysoptera
- Marbled Blenny Paraclinus marmoratus
- Gulf Flounder Paralichthys albigutta
- Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinna
- Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
- Leopard Searobin Prionotus scitulus
- African Cichlids Pseudocrenilabrinae
- Sailfin Catfishes Pterygoplichthys
- Red Jewel Cichlids Rubricatochromis
- Blackchin Tilapia Sarotherodon melanotheron
- Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus
- Atlantic Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus maculatus
- Southern Puffer Sphoeroides nephelus
- Bandtail Puffer Sphoeroides spengleri
- Great Barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
- Strongylura
- Atlantic Needlefish Strongylura marina
- Redfin Needlefish Strongylura notata
- Inshore Lizardfish Synodus foetens
- Southern Codling Urophycis floridana
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Blue 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
- 68 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Dec 22, 2024 – Aug 15, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records