MIDDLE FORK POWDER RIVER NEAR BARNUM, WY
MIDDLE FORK POWDER RIVER WY USGS
MIDDLE FORK POWDER RIVER NEAR BARNUM, WY (06309200) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the MIDDLE FORK POWDER RIVER in WY, 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. 4 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 06309200
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- WY
- Coordinates
- 43.5777, -107.1384
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Fishing regulations
Area 3 zone 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 Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- unlimited
- Notes
- Niobrara River, Cheyenne River, Stockade-Beaver Creek, Sand Creek drainages
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Trout (in combination includes brown, cutthroat, grayling, golden, rainbow, salmon, tiger trout, and other trout hybrids). Excludes brook trout, lake trout and splake. Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 6
- Notes
- Niobrara River, Cheyenne River, Stockade-Beaver Creek, Sand Creek drainages
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/Denver
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Wyoming Fishing Regulations before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Expected in this watershedMiddle Fork Powder River Near Barnum, WY lies within HUC8 watershed 10090201. USGS coarse native range maps (derived from AGAP, NatureServe) indicate 4 fish species are expected to occur in this watershed.
Species include: mountain sucker (Catostomus platyrhynchus), fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas), longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae), brown trout (Salmo trutta).
- Mountain Sucker Catostomus platyrhynchus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Expected in this watershed
- Range maps place these species in this watershed; no local survey has confirmed them at this station.
- Records
- 4 species
- from 4 individual records
- Observed
- No observation dates recorded