DEER CREEK IN CANYON, NEAR GLENROCK, WY
DEER CREEK WY USGS
DEER CREEK IN CANYON, NEAR GLENROCK, WY (06646000) is a real-time river monitoring station on the DEER CREEK in WY, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 5 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 06646000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- WY
- Coordinates
- 42.7116, -106.0292
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Fishing regulations
Area 5 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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Brook trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 6
- Notes
- North Platte River, Sweetwater River, South Platte River drainages
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Burbot (ling) Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- unlimited
- Notes
- North Platte River, Sweetwater River, South Platte River drainages
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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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
- North Platte River, Sweetwater River, South Platte River 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
- Size rule
- 1 trout over 16"; cutthroat over 12"
- Notes
- North Platte River, Sweetwater River, South Platte River 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
Sampled at this station's reachDeer Creek IN Canyon, Near Glenrock, WY has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling at this monitoring station's reach (COMID 22105603). The dataset includes 5 species with recorded observations.
Species include: longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus), white sucker (Catostomus commersonii), rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae), brown trout (Salmo trutta).
- Longnose Sucker Catostomus catostomus
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Sampled at this station's reach
- Fish were sampled directly on the river reach this gauge sits on, so these species were recorded at this spot rather than inferred.
- Records
- 5 species
- from 5 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 18, 2000 – Jul 18, 2000
- 5 dated records