JAMES RIVER AT BEDFORD DAM NR MAJOR, VA

JAMES RIVER VA USGS

JAMES RIVER AT BEDFORD DAM NR MAJOR, VA (02024750) is a real-time river monitoring station on the JAMES RIVER in VA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 22 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
02024750
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
VA
Coordinates
37.5798, -79.3764

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

James River At Bedford Dam Nr Major, Va has 22 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), Mountain Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus oreas), Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides), Satinfin Shiner (Cyprinella analostana), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), and 17 others.

One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (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
22 species
from 55 individual records
Observed
Oct 19, 2014 – Jun 9, 2026
55 dated records

Sources