SOUTH RIVER NEAR WAYNESBORO, VA
SOUTH RIVER VA USGS
SOUTH RIVER NEAR WAYNESBORO, VA (01626000) is a real-time river monitoring station on the SOUTH RIVER in VA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 29 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01626000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- VA
- Coordinates
- 38.0576, -78.9081
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbySouth River Near Waynesboro, VA 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), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Blue Ridge Sculpin (Cottus caeruleomentum), and 24 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Blue Ridge Sculpin Cottus caeruleomentum
- Potomac Sculpin Cottus girardi
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Bluegill × Redear Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × microlophus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Bluehead Chub Nocomis leptocephalus
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Tiger Trout Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
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
- 29 species
- from 88 individual records
- Observed
- Oct 20, 2015 – Jul 16, 2026
- 88 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 88 records