S F CATOCTIN CREEK AT RT 698 NEAR WATERFORD, VA
S F CATOCTIN CREEK VA USGS
S F CATOCTIN CREEK AT RT 698 NEAR WATERFORD, VA (01638350) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the S F CATOCTIN CREEK in VA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 36 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01638350
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- VA
- Coordinates
- 39.1911, -77.6154
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyS F Catoctin Creek At RT 698 Near Waterford, VA has 36 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), Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides), Potomac Sculpin (Cottus girardi), and 31 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- Rosyside Dace Clinostomus funduloides
- Potomac Sculpin Cottus girardi
- Satinfin Shiner Cyprinella analostana
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus × cyanellus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Bluegill × Redear Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × microlophus
- Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis
- Longear × Green Sunfish Lepomis megalotis × cyanellus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Swallowtail Shiner Miniellus procne
- Bluehead Chub Nocomis leptocephalus
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
- Eastern Mudminnow Umbra pygmaea
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
- 36 species
- from 104 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 24, 2013 – Jun 10, 2026
- 104 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 104 records