CAMERON RUN AT ALEXANDRIA, VA
CAMERON RUN VA USGS
CAMERON RUN AT ALEXANDRIA, VA (01653000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the CAMERON RUN 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. 43 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01653000
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- VA
- Coordinates
- 38.8044, -77.1056
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyCameron Run At Alexandria, VA 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: Anadromous Shads (Alosa), Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), and 38 others.
- Anadromous Shads Alosa
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Northern Snakehead Channa argus non-native
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
- Eastern Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus
- Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus
- Southern Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus
- Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Eastern Silvery Minnow Hybognathus regius
- Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Redbreast × Green Sunfish Lepomis auritus × cyanellus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus × cyanellus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Inland Silverside Menidia beryllina
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White Perch Morone americana
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilis
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Blue Tilapia Oreochromis aureus non-native
- Shield Darter Percina peltata
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
5 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, Northern Snakehead, Grass Carp, European Carp, Blue Tilapia). 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
- 43 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Nov 11, 2025 – Jul 19, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records