SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER NEAR MOOREFIELD, WV

SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER WV USGS

SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER NEAR MOOREFIELD, WV (01608070) is a real-time river monitoring station on the SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER in WV, 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. 6 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
01608070
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
WV
Coordinates
39.1039, -78.9593

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

South Branch Potomac River Near Moorefield, Wv has 6 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Redbreast Sunfish (Lepomis auritus), Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis), Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu), Longnose Dace (Rhinichthys cataractae), and 1 others.

Where these records come from

Evidence
Community observations nearby
Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records
6 species
from 19 individual records
Observed
May 14, 2020 – Aug 4, 2025
19 dated records

Sources