POTOMAC RIVER AT HARPERS FERRY, WV

POTOMAC RIVER MD USGS

POTOMAC RIVER AT HARPERS FERRY, WV (01620000) is a real-time river monitoring station on the POTOMAC RIVER in MD, 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. 40 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
01620000
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
MD
Coordinates
39.3238, -77.7282

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Potomac River At Harpers Ferry, Wv has 40 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), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Blue Ridge Sculpin (Cottus caeruleomentum), Spotfin Shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), and 35 others.

One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (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
40 species
from 153 individual records
Observed
Jul 4, 2013 – Aug 7, 2026
153 dated records

Sources