BROAD RIVER AT ALSTON, SC
BROAD RIVER SC USGS
BROAD RIVER AT ALSTON, SC (02161000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the BROAD RIVER in SC, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 26 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 02161000
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- SC
- Coordinates
- 34.2432, -81.3195
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyBroad River At Alston, SC has 26 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Blueback Shad (Alosa aestivalis), Greenfin Shiner (Cyprinella chloristia), Whitefin Shiner (Cyprinella nivea), Threadfin Shad (Dorosoma petenense), Southern Tessellated Darter (Etheostoma maculaticeps), and 21 others.
- Blueback Shad Alosa aestivalis
- Greenfin Shiner Cyprinella chloristia
- Whitefin Shiner Cyprinella nivea
- Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenense
- Southern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma maculaticeps
- Seagreen Darter Etheostoma thalassinum
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Black Basses Micropterus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Alabama Bass Micropterus henshalli
- Largemouth Bass Complex Micropterus salmoides
- Swallowtail Shiner Miniellus procne
- Redhorse Suckers Moxostoma
- Notchlip Redhorse Moxostoma collapsum
- V-Lip Redhorse Moxostoma pappillosum
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Piedmont Darter Percina crassa
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 26 species
- from 47 individual records
- Observed
- Mar 23, 2017 – Sep 15, 2025
- 47 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 47 records