POWDER RIVER AT ARVADA, WY

POWDER RIVER WY USGS

POWDER RIVER AT ARVADA, WY (06317000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the POWDER RIVER in WY, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 7 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 06317000
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: WY
Coordinates: 44.6499, -106.1276

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Fishing regulations

Area 3 zone 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.

Area 3 zone default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.

Northern pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details Close
- Jan 1 – Dec 31
  
  Daily limit
  unlimited
  
  Notes
  Niobrara River, Cheyenne River, Stockade-Beaver Creek, Sand Creek drainages
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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 Close
- Jan 1 – Dec 31
  
  Daily limit
  6
  
  Notes
  Niobrara River, Cheyenne River, Stockade-Beaver Creek, Sand Creek drainages
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-11 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

Sampled in this watershed

Powder River At Arvada, WY has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling in the HUC8 watershed 10090202 containing this station. The dataset includes 7 species with recorded observations.

Species include: river carpsucker (Carpiodes carpio), plains minnow (Hybognathus placitus), channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), shorthead redhorse (Moxostoma macrolepidotum), sand shiner (Notropis stramineus), and 2 others.

River Carpsucker Carpiodes carpio
Plains Minnow Hybognathus placitus
Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Sand Shiner Notropis stramineus
Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
Flathead Chub Platygobio gracilis

Where these records come from

Evidence: Sampled in this watershed; Fish were sampled elsewhere in the same watershed — a provincial or federal survey nearby, not at the gauge itself.
Records: 7 species; from 7 individual records
Observed: Aug 3, 2000 – Aug 3, 2000; 7 dated records

Sources

Presence Absence Database of Fish in the Conterminous United States — 7 records