CATAWBA R AT SR1223 BL LK JAMES NR BRIDGEWATER, NC

CATAWBA RIVER NC USGS

CATAWBA R AT SR1223 BL LK JAMES NR BRIDGEWATER, NC (02138520) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the CATAWBA RIVER in NC, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 19 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 02138520
Agency: USGS
State: NC
Coordinates: 35.7413, -81.8353

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Catawba R At SR1223 Bl Lk James Nr Bridgewater, NC 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: Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides), Warpaint Shiner (Coccotis coccogenis), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), Carolina Fantail Darter (Etheostoma brevispinum), and 14 others.

Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
Rosyside Dace Clinostomus funduloides
Warpaint Shiner Coccotis coccogenis
European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
Carolina Fantail Darter Etheostoma brevispinum
Greenhead Shiner Hydrophlox chlorocephalus
Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
White Perch Morone americana
White × Striped Bass Morone chrysops × saxatilis
Bluehead Chub Nocomis leptocephalus
Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
Margined Madtom Noturus insignis
Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
Brown Trout Salmo trutta

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: 19 species; from 36 individual records
Observed: Jul 12, 2016 – Jun 30, 2026; 36 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 36 records