NORTH PLATTE RIVER BELOW WHALEN DIVERSION DAM, WY

NORTH PLATTE RIVER WY USGS

NORTH PLATTE RIVER BELOW WHALEN DIVERSION DAM, WY (06657000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the NORTH PLATTE 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. 42 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
06657000
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
WY
Coordinates
42.2410, -104.6280

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Fishing regulations

Area 5 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 5 zone default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.

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 in this watershed

North Platte River Below Whalen Diversion DAM, WY has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling in the HUC8 watershed 10180009 containing this station. The dataset includes 42 species with recorded observations.

Species include: black bullhead (Ameiurus melas), central stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), river carpsucker (Carpiodes carpio), quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus), and 37 others.

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
42 species
from 42 individual records
Observed
Aug 15, 2001 – Sep 24, 2008
8 dated records

Sources

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