OATKA CREEK AT GARBUTT NY
OATKA CREEK NY USGS
OATKA CREEK AT GARBUTT NY (04230500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the OATKA 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. 18 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04230500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- NY
- Coordinates
- 43.0100, -77.7914
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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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Northern Pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 1 – Mar 15 Details
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May 1 – Mar 15
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 18"
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Bluegill No season data
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Brook Stickleback No season data
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Brown Trout No season data
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Cutlip Minnow 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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Goldfish No season data
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Green Sunfish No season data
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Largemouth Bass No season data
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Longnose Dace No season data
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Northern Hog Sucker No season data
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Rainbow Darter No season data
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Round Goby No season data
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Shorthead Redhorse No season data
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Smallmouth Bass No season data
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Western Blacknose Dace No season data
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White Sucker 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 nearbyOatka Creek At Garbutt Ny has 18 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), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Brook Stickleback (Culaea inconstans), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), Northern Pike (Esox lucius), and 13 others.
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Cutlip Minnow Exoglossum maxillingua
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
3 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, European Carp, Round Goby). 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
- 18 species
- from 46 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 4, 2013 – Jun 14, 2026
- 46 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 46 records
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