MCDOWELL CR TRIB AT SR2131 NR HICKS CROSSROADS, NC
MCDOWELL CREEK NC USGS
MCDOWELL CR TRIB AT SR2131 NR HICKS CROSSROADS, NC (0214265828) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the MCDOWELL CREEK 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. 29 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 0214265828
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- NC
- Coordinates
- 35.4018, -80.9175
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyMcdowell CR Trib At SR2131 Nr Hicks Crossroads, NC has 29 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), Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides), Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), Southern Tessellated Darter (Etheostoma maculaticeps), Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki), and 24 others.
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Rosyside Dace Clinostomus funduloides
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- Southern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma maculaticeps
- Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki
- Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Bluegill × Redear Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × microlophus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Alabama Bass Micropterus henshalli
- Largemouth × Florida Bass Micropterus nigricans × salmoides
- Spotted Bass Complex Micropterus punctulatus
- Largemouth Bass Complex Micropterus salmoides
- White Perch Morone americana
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- White × Striped Bass Morone chrysops × saxatilis
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilis
- Bluehead Chub Nocomis leptocephalus
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Sandbar Shiner Notropis scepticus
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
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
- 29 species
- from 94 individual records
- Observed
- Apr 5, 2000 – Jul 14, 2026
- 94 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 94 records