Allegheny River at Natrona, PA
Allegheny River PA USGS
Allegheny River at Natrona, PA (03049500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Allegheny River 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. 24 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03049500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- PA
- Coordinates
- 40.6153, -79.7184
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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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Sauger Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 6
- Size rule
- 12 inches
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Banded Darter No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Brook Trout No season data
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Creek Chub No season data
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European Carp No season data
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Freshwater Drum No season data
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Goldfish 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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Mottled Sculpin 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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Quillback No season data
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Rainbow Darter No season data
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Redside Dace No season data
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Rock Bass No season data
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Silver Redhorse No season data
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Smallmouth Bass No season data
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Smallmouth Buffalo No season data
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Smallmouth Redhorse No season data
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Striped Shiner No season data
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Tippecanoe Darter No season data
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Walleye No season data
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Western Blacknose Dace 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 nearbyAllegheny River At Natrona, Pa has 24 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus), and 19 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
- Redside Dace Clinostomus elongatus
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Striped Shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
- Smallmouth Redhorse Moxostoma breviceps
- Tippecanoe Darter Nothonotus tippecanoe
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Sauger Sander canadensis
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, European Carp). 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
- 24 species
- from 36 individual records
- Observed
- May 26, 2018 – Jul 31, 2026
- 36 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 36 records