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NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER AT BARNUM, WV

NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER WV USGS

NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER AT BARNUM, WV (01595800) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER in WV, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 29 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
01595800
Agency
USGS
State
WV
Coordinates
39.4451, -79.1108

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

North Branch Potomac River At Barnum, WV has 29 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides), and 24 others.

Where these records come from

Evidence
Community observations nearby
Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records
29 species
from 115 individual records
Observed
Mar 22, 2012 – Jun 28, 2026
115 dated records

Sources