FARMINGTON R AT RAINBOW, CT.
FARMINGTON RIVER CT USGS
FARMINGTON R AT RAINBOW, CT. (01190000) is a real-time river monitoring station on the FARMINGTON RIVER in CT, 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. 39 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01190000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- CT
- Coordinates
- 41.9008, -72.6792
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyFarmington R At Rainbow, Ct. has 39 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: American Shad (Alosa sapidissima), Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), White Catfish (Ameiurus catus), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), and 34 others.
- American Shad Alosa sapidissima
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- White Catfish Ameiurus catus
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Slimy Sculpin Cottus cognatus
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- American Pickerel Esox americanus
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus × cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White Perch Morone americana
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilis
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Tiger Trout Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, European Carp). Records show what has been observed near this station, not what is native to the watershed.
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 39 species
- from 140 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 5, 2015 – Aug 17, 2026
- 140 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 140 records
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