BACK CREEK NEAR JONES SPRINGS, WV
BACK CREEK WV USGS
BACK CREEK NEAR JONES SPRINGS, WV (01614000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the BACK CREEK 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. 14 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01614000
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- WV
- Coordinates
- 39.5120, -78.0372
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyBack Creek Near Jones Springs, WV has 14 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), Western Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), Common Sunfishes (Lepomis), and 9 others.
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, Grass 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
- 14 species
- from 18 individual records
- Observed
- May 9, 2019 – Sep 2, 2025
- 18 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 18 records