West Branch French Creek near Lowville, PA
West Branch French Creek PA USGS
West Branch French Creek near Lowville, PA (03021410) is a real-time river monitoring station on the West Branch French Creek in PA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 31 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03021410
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- PA
- Coordinates
- 42.0817, -79.8503
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Fishing regulations
PA state-wide default defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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Banded Darter No season data
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Banded Killifish No season data
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Blackchin Shiner No season data
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Blackside Darter No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Bluntnose Minnow No season data
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Central Stoneroller No season data
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Common Logperch No season data
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Creek Chub No season data
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Eastern Sand Darter No season data
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Fantail Darter No season data
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Grass Pickerel No season data
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Greenside Darter No season data
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Iowa Darter No season data
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Johnny Darter No season data
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Largemouth Bass No season data
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Longnose Dace No season data
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Mottled Sculpin No season data
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Northern Hog Sucker No season data
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Northern Pike No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 2
- Size rule
- 24 inches
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Rainbow Darter No season data
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Rainbow Trout No season data
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Redside Dace No season data
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River Chub No season data
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Rosyface Shiner No season data
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Spotted Darter No season data
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Stonecat No season data
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Variegate Darter No season data
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Western Blacknose Dace No season data
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Yellow Perch No season data
General area restrictions
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 5
- Limit details
- 7 inches
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 3
- Limit details
- 7 inches
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Limit details
- NO HARVEST
Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-11 in America/New_York
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Pennsylvania Fishing Summary before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyWest Branch French Creek Near Lowville, Pa has 31 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Eastern Sand Darter (Ammocrypta pellucida), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus), Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii), Grass Pickerel (Esox americanus vermiculatus), and 26 others.
- Eastern Sand Darter Ammocrypta pellucida
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Redside Dace Clinostomus elongatus
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Variegate Darter Etheostoma variatum
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Blackchin Shiner Miniellus heterodon
- River Chub Nocomis micropogon
- Spotted Darter Nothonotus maculatus
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Blackside Darter Percina maculata
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 31 species
- from 70 individual records
- Observed
- Oct 16, 2014 – Jun 24, 2026
- 70 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 70 records