Allegheny R at Lock & Dam 2 at Aspinwall, PA
Allegheny River PA USGS
Allegheny R at Lock & Dam 2 at Aspinwall, PA (03049680) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Allegheny River 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. 57 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03049680
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- PA
- Coordinates
- 40.4875, -79.9150
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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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American Gizzard Shad No season data
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Banded Darter No season data
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Banded Killifish No season data
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Bluebreast 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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Brook Silverside No season data
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Brown Bullhead No season data
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Central Stoneroller No season data
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Channel Catfish No season data
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Channel Darter No season data
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Common Logperch No season data
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Common Sunfishes No season data
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Creek Chub No season data
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Emerald Shiner No season data
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European Carp No season data
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Fantail Darter No season data
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Flathead Catfish No season data
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Freshwater Drum No season data
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Golden Redhorse No season data
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Golden Shiner No season data
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Goldfish No season data
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Green Sunfish No season data
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Greenside Darter No season data
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Largemouth Bass No season data
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Longhead Darter No season data
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Longnose Dace No season data
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Longnose Gar No season data
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Mooneye No season data
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Mottled Sculpin No season data
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North American Minnows No season data
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Northern Hog Sucker No season data
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Pikes No season data
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish No season data
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Quillback 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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Redhorse Suckers 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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Rock Bass 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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Spotfin Shiner No season data
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Spotted Bass No season data
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Spotted Darter No season data
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Streamline Chub 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
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Western Mosquitofish No season data
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White Bass No season data
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White Perch No season data
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White Sucker No season data
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Yellow Bullhead 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 R At Lock & Dam 2 At Aspinwall, Pa has 57 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), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), and 52 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Redside Dace Clinostomus elongatus
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Streamline Chub Erimystax dissimilis
- Pikes Esox
- Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Mooneye Hiodon tergisus
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus × cyanellus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus
- White Perch Morone americana
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- Redhorse Suckers Moxostoma
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- River Chub Nocomis micropogon
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Bluebreast Darter Nothonotus camurus
- Spotted Darter Nothonotus maculatus
- Tippecanoe Darter Nothonotus tippecanoe
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Channel Darter Percina copelandi
- Longhead Darter Percina macrocephala
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- North American Minnows Pogonichthyinae
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- 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
- 57 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 2, 2024 – Aug 12, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records