Spring Branch at SH 242 nr Splendora, TX

Spring Branch TX USGS

Spring Branch at SH 242 nr Splendora, TX (08070550) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Spring Branch in TX, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 32 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 08070550
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: TX
Coordinates: 30.2198, -95.2492

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Fishing regulations

TX state-wide default 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.

TX state-wide default default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.

Largemouth Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Daily limit
  5 fish for any combination of largemouth, smallmouth, Alabama, Guadalupe, and spotted bass
  
  Size rule
  14 inches
  
  Notes
  Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
Bantam Sunfish No season data
Black Bullhead No season data
Black Crappie No season data
Blackstripe Topminnow No season data
Bluegill No season data
Bullhead Minnow No season data
Channel Catfish No season data
Dollar Sunfish No season data
Eyetail Bowfin No season data
Flathead Catfish No season data
Golden Topminnow No season data
Grass Pickerel No season data
Green Sunfish No season data
Green Sunfish × Warmouth No season data
Greengill Sunfish No season data
Mimic Shiner No season data
Plains Longear Sunfish No season data
Plains Longear Sunfish × Bluegill No season data
Redear Sunfish No season data
Redspotted Sunfish No season data
Sailfin Molly No season data
Spotted Gar No season data
Texas Cichlid No season data
Threadfin Shad No season data
Warmouth No season data
Western Blacktail Shiner No season data
Western Mosquitofish No season data
Western Pirate Perch No season data
Western Starhead Topminnow No season data
White Crappie No season data
Yellow Bullhead No season data

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/Chicago

Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Texas Outdoor Annual Freshwater Fishing Regulations (TPWD) before fishing.

Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Spring Branch At Sh 242 Nr Splendora, Tx has 32 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Western Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus gibbosus), Western Blacktail Shiner (Cyprinella venusta), and 27 others.

Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
Western Pirate Perch Aphredoderus gibbosus
Western Blacktail Shiner Cyprinella venusta
Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenense
Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
Western Starhead Topminnow Fundulus blairae
Golden Topminnow Fundulus chrysotus
Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
Texas Cichlid Herichthys cyanoguttatus
Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus
Plains Longear Sunfish Lepomis aquilensis
Plains Longear Sunfish × Bluegill Lepomis aquilensis × macrochirus
Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
Green Sunfish × Warmouth Lepomis cyanellus × gulosus
Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
Dollar Sunfish Lepomis marginatus
Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
Redspotted Sunfish Lepomis miniatus
Bantam Sunfish Lepomis symmetricus
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
Mimic Shiner Paranotropis volucellus
Bullhead Minnow Pimephales vigilax
Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinna
White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris

Where these records come from

Evidence: Community observations nearby; Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records: 32 species; from 107 individual records
Observed: Jul 1, 2006 – May 22, 2026; 107 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 107 records