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Carassius carassius · England

Where crucian carp has been recorded

Environment Agency surveys have recorded crucian carp at 228 sites across 93 waters, between 1978 and 2024. These are monitoring records with dates. They do not establish what is present today, nor that you may fish for it.

Waters

Rivers with the most records

Ordered by how many surveyed sites on each water recorded it. Waters with their own page are linked.

  1. Lincolnshire Lakes82 siteslatest 11 Dec 2007
  2. River Blackwater (East Anglia)6 siteslatest 14 Sept 1999
  3. Lake Surveys5 siteslatest 7 Feb 2014
  4. River Wid (Main Reaches)5 siteslatest 12 Dec 2001
  5. Warwickshire Avon5 siteslatest 4 Apr 2002
  6. Lee (Hertfordshire and North London)4 siteslatest 14 Feb 2017
  7. River Arrow (West Midlands)4 siteslatest 17 Jul 2002
  8. River Stour Upper (East Anglia)4 siteslatest 23 Nov 1994
  9. DS Lark3 siteslatest 22 Nov 1990
  10. Grand Union Canal3 siteslatest 25 Mar 1988
  11. Manchester3 siteslatest 12 Mar 2009
  12. Mardyke3 siteslatest 17 May 2007
  13. River Blythe3 siteslatest 2 Jul 2024
  14. River Don3 siteslatest 25 Mar 2004
  15. River Don catchment3 siteslatest 2 Oct 2009
  16. Willow Brook3 siteslatest 5 Mar 1992
  17. Belchamp Brook (Main Reaches)2 siteslatest 20 Feb 1985
  18. Droitwich Canal2 siteslatest 4 Feb 2005
  19. River Churnet2 siteslatest 14 Jul 1998
  20. River Calder catchment2 siteslatest 11 Jan 2008
  21. River Chelmer Lower (C&B Navigation)2 siteslatest 27 Oct 1995
  22. River Colne Upper (East Anglia)2 siteslatest 4 May 1984
  23. River Pant (Main Reaches)2 siteslatest 17 Jul 1996
  24. River Sowe2 siteslatest 14 Aug 2013
  25. Salford Stream2 siteslatest 2 May 2023
  26. Sapiston (Black Bourn)2 siteslatest 22 May 1992
  27. US Lark2 siteslatest 20 May 1995
  28. Wensum (central)2 siteslatest 6 Aug 1997
  29. Above Mkt Harborough1 sitelatest 8 Nov 2007
  30. Above Wansford1 sitelatest 26 Jul 1989
  31. Above Wellingborough1 sitelatest 6 Apr 1989
  32. Ashford Water1 sitelatest 10 Sept 2013
  33. Barlings Eau1 sitelatest 1 Jul 1988
  34. Beam1 sitelatest 23 May 1996
  35. Beane1 sitelatest 10 Sept 1993
  36. Black Brook1 sitelatest 21 Jun 2005
  37. Black Sewer1 sitelatest 16 Jul 2004
  38. Bow Brook1 sitelatest 18 Jul 1990
  39. Bulwell Hall Ponds1 sitelatest 19 Nov 2013
  40. COTWALTON DRUMBLE1 sitelatest 24 Sept 1999
  41. Chad Brook (Main Reaches)1 sitelatest 6 Jun 2006
  42. Charlecote Brook1 sitelatest 12 Jun 1995
  43. Cranleigh Water1 sitelatest 26 May 2004
  44. Dowles Brook1 sitelatest 1 Aug 2012
  45. Ell Brook1 sitelatest 21 Aug 1996
  46. Elmhurst B1 sitelatest 22 Nov 2002
  47. Elmhurst Lake1 sitelatest 16 Dec 2002
  48. Giliwiskaw Brook1 sitelatest 12 Mar 2013
  49. Great Ouse (Brampton to Earith)1 sitelatest 28 Jul 1999
  50. Lee Navigation (Hertfordshire and North London)1 sitelatest 22 Nov 1978
  51. Main River Biss1 sitelatest 11 Sept 1997
  52. Main River Chew1 sitelatest 19 Jul 2016
  53. Micker Brook1 sitelatest 28 Sept 2004
  54. Mole - main river (Kent, South London and East Sussex)1 sitelatest 7 May 1993
  55. Orby Main Drain FMU1 sitelatest 15 Apr 1986
  56. Peover Eye1 sitelatest 30 Jul 2004
  57. Pipp Brook1 sitelatest 31 Jul 1986
  58. R.Slea1 sitelatest 18 Mar 1994
  59. Rainworth Water1 sitelatest 9 Jul 2015
  60. River Bourne (Wessex)1 sitelatest 29 Jul 1992
  61. River Cole1 sitelatest 19 May 1992
  62. River Leam1 sitelatest 18 Oct 1990
  63. River Penk1 sitelatest 7 Sept 1993
  64. River Sow1 sitelatest 4 Jul 2023
  65. River Tame1 sitelatest 24 May 2016
  66. River Tean1 sitelatest 13 Sept 2012
  67. Reach Above Warkton1 sitelatest 10 Jun 1998
  68. Reach Lode1 sitelatest 13 May 1993
  69. Reach below Warkton1 sitelatest 30 Jan 1992
  70. River Alne1 sitelatest 18 Sept 1986
  71. River Box (Main Reaches)1 sitelatest 7 Jun 2024
  72. River Brain1 sitelatest 26 Oct 1999
  73. River Colne Lower (East Anglia)1 sitelatest 28 Jul 1987
  74. River Douglas1 sitelatest 21 Jun 2013
  75. River Evenlode1 sitelatest 12 Apr 2012
  76. River Glem1 sitelatest 6 Mar 1985
  77. River Isbourne1 sitelatest 25 Jun 1992
  78. River Rother catchment1 sitelatest 29 Nov 2017
  79. River Ter (Main Reaches)1 sitelatest 3 Jun 1998
  80. Soar1 sitelatest 10 Jun 1992

Distribution

By ecology region

  • Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire96 sites
  • East Anglia54 sites
  • West Midlands35 sites
  • Hertfordshire and North London10 sites
  • Yorkshire9 sites
  • Greater Manchester Merseyside and Cheshire7 sites
  • East Midlands5 sites
  • Kent, South London and East Sussex4 sites
  • Wessex3 sites
  • Thames2 sites
  • Cumbria and Lancashire2 sites
  • Solent and South Downs1 sites

Regions are the Environment Agency’s own ecology areas. Survey effort is not even across them, so a higher count can reflect more monitoring rather than more fish.

Provenance

Source and licence

  • SourceEnvironment Agency Ecology & Fish Data
  • LicenceOpen Government Licence v3.0
  • Source copy retrieved23 Jul 2026
  • Not assertedCurrent presence, abundance, access, permission or fishing quality
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