BLACK RIVER AT WATERTOWN NY

BLACK RIVER NY USGS

BLACK RIVER AT WATERTOWN NY (04260500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the BLACK RIVER in NY, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and publishes a 7-day flow forecast so anglers know when conditions line up. 19 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
04260500
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
NY
Coordinates
43.9858, -75.9246

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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.

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 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

Black River At Watertown Ny has 19 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), Northern Pike (Esox lucius), Iowa Darter (Etheostoma exile), Northern Tessellated Darter (Etheostoma olmstedi), Spottail Shiner (Hudsonius hudsonius), and 14 others.

One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (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
19 species
from 53 individual records
Observed
Oct 23, 2016 – Jun 27, 2024
53 dated records

Sources