BOW RIVER AT BANFF
BOW RIVER AB WSC
BOW RIVER AT BANFF (05BB001) is a real-time river monitoring station on the BOW RIVER in AB, operated by the Water Survey of Canada. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and publishes a 7-day flow forecast when flow data is available. 14 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- WSC station ID
- 05BB001
- Operated by
- Water Survey of Canada
- Province
- AB
- Coordinates
- 51.1722, -115.5718
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyBow River At Banff has 14 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Cisco (Coregonus artedi), Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus), Brook Stickleback (Culaea inconstans), Western Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), and 9 others.
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Cisco Coregonus artedi
- Slimy Sculpin Cottus cognatus
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Westslope Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus lewisi
- Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinna
- Mountain Whitefish Prosopium williamsoni
- Jewel Cichlid Rubricatochromis bimaculatus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Bull Trout Salvelinus confluentus
- Brook × Bull Trout Salvelinus confluentus × fontinalis
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 14 species
- from 194 individual records
- Observed
- Aug 30, 2000 – Jul 10, 2026
- 194 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 194 records
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