Buffalo Creek trout stocking
West Seneca, Erie County, New York · stream
Buffalo Creek was last stocked 20 months ago (Mar 1 to 31, 2025). We have 10 stockings on record since Apr 1, 2016. Most stockings come in March to April. Species stocked: rainbow trout.
- Number 9 of 29 stocked waters in Erie County by stocking days.
- Stocked about as often as a typical New York water on our record.
River conditions
Nearest USGS gage: CAZENOVIA CREEK AT EBENEZER NY (3 km away, on a different stream or lake).
- Flow
- 21 cfs
- about normal for the last six weeks
- Gage height
- 2.41 ft
Latest reading Nov 9, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC. USGS data are provisional. Gage page at USGS.
Weather at Buffalo Creek
- Today52°FChance Rain Showers then Cloudy27% rain · wind 9 to 16 mph
- Tonight40°FMostly Cloudy4% rain · wind 7 to 10 mph
- Tuesday58°FPartly Sunny3% rain · wind 13 to 21 mph
- Tuesday Night38°FMostly Clearwind 1 to 15 mph
- Veterans Day55°FPartly Sunny9% rain · wind 1 to 5 mph
- Wednesday Night38°FChance Rain Showers39% rain · wind 3 mph
Forecast from the National Weather Service for this location, refreshed hourly.
When is Buffalo Creek stocked?
Most stockings come in March to April.
By month, all years
Year by year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2022 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2020 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 1 |
What is stocked
| Species | Stockings | Fish | Fish per stocking | Typical size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 10 | 82,500 | 8,250 | 5.2 in |
Stocking history
20251 stocking · 5,000 fish
| Date | Species | Fish | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
MarchLatest sometime this month | Rainbow trout | 5,000 | 5.2 in |
20241 stocking · 5,000 fish
| Date | Species | Fish | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
March sometime this month | Rainbow trout | 5,000 | 4.9 in |
20231 stocking · 5,000 fish
| Date | Species | Fish | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
March sometime this month | Rainbow trout | 5,000 | 5.7 in |
20221 stocking · 5,000 fish
- April rainbow trout, 5,000 fish
20211 stocking · 5,000 fish
- March rainbow trout, 5,000 fish
20201 stocking · 5,000 fish
- March rainbow trout, 5,000 fish
20191 stocking · 17,500 fish
- March rainbow trout, 17,500 fish
20181 stocking · 15,000 fish
- April rainbow trout, 15,000 fish
20171 stocking · 15,000 fish
- April rainbow trout, 15,000 fish
20161 stocking · 5,000 fish
- April rainbow trout, 5,000 fish
From New York fish and wildlife agency reports, collected nightly and kept after the agency takes them down. Agencies revise reports; check the agency's report before you go. Seasons and limits: New York fishing regulations.
Where is Buffalo Creek?
West Seneca, Erie County, New York. Approximate: the marker is the town the agency names for the stocked section, from USGS place names.
Stocked waters near Buffalo Creek
- Buffalo Riverstream · 1 mistocked Apr 2025
- Cayuga Creekstream · 4 mistocked Mar 2025
- Little Buffalo Creekstream · 7 mistocked Mar 2025
- Cayuga Creekstream · 7 mistocked Apr 2025
- Little Buffalo Creekstream · 8 mistocked Mar 2023
- Little Buffalo Creekstream · 8 mistocked Mar 2025
- Ellicott Creekstream · 9 mistocked Mar 2025
- Eighteenmile Creekstream · 9 mistocked Apr 2017
All stocked waters in Erie CountyStocked this week in New York
Questions about Buffalo Creek
- When was Buffalo Creek last stocked?
- The latest reported stocking was Mar 1 to 31, 2025 (rainbow trout, 5,000 fish), according to New York agency reports.
- How often is Buffalo Creek stocked?
- Across all years on record, most stockings come in March to April.
- Is Buffalo Creek stocked often?
- Number 9 of 29 stocked waters in Erie County by stocking days. Stocked about as often as a typical New York water on our record. We count each day the agency reported stocking it.
- What kind of trout are stocked in Buffalo Creek?
- Rainbow trout (10 stockings, 82,500 fish).