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COVE CREEK NEAR LAKE LURE, NC

COVE CREEK NC USGS

COVE CREEK NEAR LAKE LURE, NC (02149000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the COVE 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. 16 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
02149000
Agency
USGS
State
NC
Coordinates
35.4233, -82.1117

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Cove Creek Near Lake Lure, NC has 16 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Flat Bullhead (Ameiurus platycephalus), Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), Thicklip Chub (Cyprinella labrosa), Fieryblack Shiner (Cyprinella pyrrhomelas), Southern Tessellated Darter (Etheostoma maculaticeps), and 11 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
16 species
from 33 individual records
Observed
May 31, 2017 – Jul 4, 2026
33 dated records