SHETUCKET RIVER AT TAFTVILLE, CT
SHETUCKET RIVER CT USGS
SHETUCKET RIVER AT TAFTVILLE, CT (011230695) is a real-time river monitoring station on the SHETUCKET RIVER in CT, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 22 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 011230695
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- CT
- Coordinates
- 41.5700, -72.0462
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyShetucket River At Taftville, CT has 22 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), White Catfish (Ameiurus catus), Atlantic Menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus), Eastern Creek Chubsucker (Erimyzon oblongus), and 17 others.
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- White Catfish Ameiurus catus
- Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus
- Eastern Creek Chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Tiger Trout Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 22 species
- from 54 individual records
- Observed
- Mar 3, 2012 – Jul 6, 2026
- 54 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 54 records