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POTOMAC RIVER AT POINT OF ROCKS, MD

POTOMAC RIVER MD USGS

POTOMAC RIVER AT POINT OF ROCKS, MD (01638500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the POTOMAC RIVER in MD, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 43 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
01638500
Agency
USGS
State
MD
Coordinates
39.2736, -77.5431

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Potomac River At Point Of Rocks, MD has 43 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides), Blue Ridge Sculpin (Cottus caeruleomentum), and 38 others.

Where these records come from

Evidence
Community observations nearby
Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records
43 species
from 200 individual records
Observed
Jan 7, 2024 – Jul 5, 2026
200 dated records

Sources