French Creek at Utica, PA

French Creek PA USGS

French Creek at Utica, PA (03024000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the French Creek in PA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 23 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
03024000
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
PA
Coordinates
41.4376, -79.9559

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Fishing regulations

PA state-wide default default

Default area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.

PA state-wide default default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.
General area restrictions

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

Sampled at this station's reach

French Creek at Utica, PA has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling at this monitoring station's reach (COMID 9053487). The dataset includes 23 species with recorded observations.

Species include: rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris), central stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), streamline chub (Erimystax dissimilis), redfin pickerel (Esox americanus), greenside darter (Etheostoma blennioides), and 18 others.

Where these records come from

Evidence
Sampled at this station's reach
Fish were sampled directly on the river reach this gauge sits on, so these species were recorded at this spot rather than inferred.
Records
23 species
from 23 individual records
Observed
Sep 14, 1998 – Sep 14, 1998
23 dated records

Sources

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