SOUTH SALUDA RIVER NEAR ROCKY BOTTOM, SC
SOUTH SALUDA RIVER SC USGS
SOUTH SALUDA RIVER NEAR ROCKY BOTTOM, SC (021622845) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the SOUTH SALUDA 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. 37 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 021622845
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- SC
- Coordinates
- 35.0608, -82.7044
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbySouth Saluda River Near Rocky Bottom, SC has 37 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Snail Bullhead (Ameiurus brunneus), Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides), Warpaint Shiner (Coccotis coccogenis), Banded Sculpin (Cottus carolinae), Fieryblack Shiner (Cyprinella pyrrhomelas), and 32 others.
- Snail Bullhead Ameiurus brunneus
- Rosyside Dace Clinostomus funduloides
- Warpaint Shiner Coccotis coccogenis
- Banded Sculpin Cottus carolinae
- Fieryblack Shiner Cyprinella pyrrhomelas
- Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Swannanoa Darter Etheostoma swannanoa
- Seagreen Darter Etheostoma thalassinum
- Rosyface Chub Hybopsis rubrifrons
- Yellowfin Shiner Hydrophlox lutipinnis
- Saffron Shiner Hydrophlox rubricroceus
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Northern Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Complex Micropterus salmoides
- V-Lip Redhorse Moxostoma pappillosum
- Hornyhead Chubs Nocomis
- Bluehead Chub Nocomis leptocephalus
- River Chub Nocomis micropogon
- Redline Darter Nothonotus rufilineatus
- Sandbar Shiner Notropis scepticus
- Margined Madtom Noturus insignis
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Tangerine Darter Percina aurantiaca
- Russet Darter Percina versicolor
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- 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
- 37 species
- from 146 individual records
- Observed
- Feb 12, 2016 – Jul 4, 2026
- 146 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 146 records