BUFFALO CREEK AT GARDENVILLE NY
BUFFALO CREEK NY USGS
BUFFALO CREEK AT GARDENVILLE NY (04214500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the BUFFALO CREEK in NY, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 34 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04214500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- NY
- Coordinates
- 42.8546, -78.7564
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Fishing regulations
NY 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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Yellow Perch Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 50
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Bigmouth Buffalo 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 Stickleback No season data
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Brook Trout No season data
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Central Mudminnow No season data
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Common Rudd 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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European Carp 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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Freshwater Drum 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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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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Northern Bluegill No season data
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Northern Hog Sucker No season data
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Quillback No season data
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Rainbow Darter 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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Rosyface Shiner 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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Western Blacknose Dace No season data
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 New York Freshwater Fishing Regulations before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyBuffalo Creek At Gardenville Ny 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: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), Brook Stickleback (Culaea inconstans), and 29 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Northern Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- River Chub Nocomis micropogon
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Common Rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
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
- 34 species
- from 110 individual records
- Observed
- Apr 30, 2015 – Jun 29, 2026
- 110 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 110 records