CATAWBA R AT RR BRIDGE AB NC 73 AT COWANS FORD, NC

CATAWBA RIVER NC USGS

CATAWBA R AT RR BRIDGE AB NC 73 AT COWANS FORD, NC (0214264790) is a real-time river monitoring station on the CATAWBA RIVER in NC, 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. 33 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
0214264790
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
NC
Coordinates
35.4277, -80.9573

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Catawba R At Rr Bridge Ab Nc 73 At Cowans Ford, Nc has 33 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), Flat Bullhead (Ameiurus platycephalus), Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides), Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), Southern Tessellated Darter (Etheostoma maculaticeps), and 28 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
33 species
from 105 individual records
Observed
Apr 5, 2000 – Aug 5, 2026
105 dated records

Sources