BRIGHT ANGEL CREEK NEAR GRAND CANYON, ARIZ.

BRIGHT ANGEL CREEK AZ USGS

BRIGHT ANGEL CREEK NEAR GRAND CANYON, ARIZ. (09403000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the BRIGHT ANGEL CREEK in AZ, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 4 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
09403000
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
AZ
Coordinates
36.0997, -112.0939

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Fishing regulations

Bright Angel Creek waterbody rules

Water-specific rules for fish in the public records above. A species with no rule of its own on this water falls back to the area default.

Water-specific rules for Bright Angel Creek. National-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may still apply.
General area restrictions

  • Open all year

    Notes
    Statewide default. Open all year (two-year Commission Order 40 cycle). Special Regulations and Seasons apply to the listed waters instead; possession limit is twice the daily bag limit.

    Official rule

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

Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Arizona Fishing Regulations and Seasons (AZGFD Commission Order 40) before fishing.

Fish recorded near this station

Sampled at this station's reach

Bright Angel Creek Near Grand Canyon, ARIZ. has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling at this monitoring station's reach (COMID 20735503). The dataset includes 4 species with recorded observations.

Species include: bluehead sucker (Catostomus discobolus), rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus), 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
4 species
from 4 individual records
Observed
Sep 15, 2002 – Sep 15, 2002
4 dated records

Sources