CHEAT RIVER AT LAKE LYNN, PA
CHEAT RIVER PA USGS
CHEAT RIVER AT LAKE LYNN, PA (03071600) is a real-time river monitoring station on the CHEAT 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. 34 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03071600
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- PA
- Coordinates
- 39.7209, -79.8553
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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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Bigeye Chub No season data
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Black Crappie 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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Brook Trout No season data
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Brown Trout No season data
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Channel Catfish 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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Emerald Shiner No season data
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Fantail Darter No season data
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Fathead Minnow 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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Greengill Sunfish 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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Longear Sunfish No season data
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Northern Bluegill No season data
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Pumpkinseed × Bluegill 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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Smallmouth Bass 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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Walleye No season data
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Western Blacknose Dace No season data
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White Bass 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 nearbyCheat River At Lake Lynn, Pa has 34 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Spotfin Shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera), Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum), Fantail Darter (Etheostoma flabellare), Johnny Darter (Etheostoma nigrum), and 29 others.
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Bigeye Chub Hybopsis amblops
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Northern Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Sauger Sander canadensis
- Walleye Sander vitreus
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish). 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
- 34 species
- from 146 individual records
- Observed
- Mar 13, 2013 – Aug 7, 2026
- 146 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 146 records