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SMITH BRANCH AT NORTH MAIN ST AT COLUMBIA, SC

SMITH BRANCH SC USGS

SMITH BRANCH AT NORTH MAIN ST AT COLUMBIA, SC (02162093) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the SMITH BRANCH 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. 50 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
02162093
Agency
USGS
State
SC
Coordinates
34.0274, -81.0418

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Smith Branch At North Main ST At Columbia, SC has 50 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: American Shad (Alosa sapidissima), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Ruddy Bowfin (Amia calva), Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), and 45 others.

2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Grass Carp, 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
50 species
from 168 individual records
Observed
Jul 21, 2015 – Jul 10, 2026
168 dated records

Sources