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JAMES RIVER AT BUCHANAN, VA

JAMES RIVER VA USGS

JAMES RIVER AT BUCHANAN, VA (02019500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the JAMES RIVER 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. 26 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
02019500
Agency
USGS
State
VA
Coordinates
37.5307, -79.6789

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

James River At Buchanan, VA has 26 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), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Mountain Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus oreas), Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides), and 21 others.

Where these records come from

Evidence
Community observations nearby
Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records
26 species
from 107 individual records
Observed
Jun 3, 2017 – Jun 20, 2026
107 dated records

Sources