ROANOKE RIVER AT BUGGS ISLAND, VA

ROANOKE RIVER VA USGS

ROANOKE RIVER AT BUGGS ISLAND, VA (02079500) is a real-time river monitoring station on the ROANOKE 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. 19 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
02079500
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
VA
Coordinates
36.6032, -78.2978

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Roanoke River At Buggs Island, Va has 19 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), Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), Threadfin Shad (Dorosoma petenense), Blue-spotted Sunfish (Enneacanthus gloriosus), Chain Pickerel (Esox niger), and 14 others.

One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Grass 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
19 species
from 41 individual records
Observed
Aug 30, 2015 – Aug 16, 2026
41 dated records

Sources