SPRAY RIVER AT BANFF
SPRAY RIVER AB WSC
SPRAY RIVER AT BANFF (05BC001) is a real-time river monitoring station on the SPRAY RIVER in AB, operated by the Water Survey of Canada. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 14 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- WSC station ID
- 05BC001
- Operated by
- Water Survey of Canada
- Province
- AB
- Coordinates
- 51.1602, -115.5545
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbySpray 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