FALL CREEK NEAR ITHACA NY

FALL CREEK NY USGS

FALL CREEK NEAR ITHACA NY (04234000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the FALL 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. 42 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 04234000
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: NY
Coordinates: 42.4533, -76.4728

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Fishing regulations

NY state-wide default default

Default area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.

NY state-wide default default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.

Lake Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Apr 1 – Oct 15 Details Close
- Apr 1 – Oct 15
  
  Daily limit
  3
  
  Size rule
  21"
  
  Notes
  Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
Yellow Perch Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details Close
- Jan 1 – Dec 31
  
  Daily limit
  50
  
  Notes
  Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
American Gizzard Shad No season data
Amur Carp No season data
Banded Killifish No season data
Black Crappie No season data
Bluegill No season data
Bluntnose Minnow No season data
Brook Stickleback No season data
Brown Bullhead No season data
Brown Trout No season data
Bullheads No season data
Central Mudminnow No season data
Central Stoneroller No season data
Common Shiner No season data
Common Sunfishes No season data
Creek Chub No season data
Cutlip Minnow No season data
Eastern Blacknose Dace No season data
European Carp No season data
Fallfish No season data
Fantail Darter No season data
Fathead Minnow No season data
Goldfish No season data
Green Sunfish No season data
Greengill Sunfish No season data
Largemouth Bass No season data
Longnose Dace No season data
Longnose Gar No season data
Margined Madtom No season data
Northern Tessellated Darter No season data
Pumpkinseed No season data
Pumpkinseed × Bluegill No season data
Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish No season data
Rainbow Trout No season data
Rock Bass No season data
Round Goby No season data
Slimy Sculpin No season data
Smallmouth Bass No season data
Spotfin Shiner No season data
Trout-Perch No season data
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 nearby

Fall Creek Near Ithaca Ny has 42 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), Bullheads (Ameiurus), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), and 37 others.

Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
Bullheads Ameiurus
Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
Slimy Sculpin Cottus cognatus
Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
Cutlip Minnow Exoglossum maxillingua
Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
Common Sunfishes Lepomis
Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus × cyanellus
Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
Margined Madtom Noturus insignis
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus
Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
Brown Trout Salmo trutta
Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush
Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
Central Mudminnow Umbra limi

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: 42 species; from 200 individual records
Observed: Nov 3, 2025 – Aug 13, 2026; 200 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records