SALUDA RIVER BELOW LK MURRAY DAM NR COLUMBIA, SC
SALUDA RIVER SC USGS
SALUDA RIVER BELOW LK MURRAY DAM NR COLUMBIA, SC (02168504) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the 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. 42 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 02168504
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- SC
- Coordinates
- 34.0510, -81.2095
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbySaluda River Below Lk Murray DAM Nr Columbia, SC has 42 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), White Catfish (Ameiurus catus), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Flat Bullhead (Ameiurus platycephalus), Ruddy Bowfin (Amia calva), and 37 others.
- Snail Bullhead Ameiurus brunneus
- White Catfish Ameiurus catus
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Flat Bullhead Ameiurus platycephalus
- Ruddy Bowfin Amia calva
- Blackstripe Pirate Perch Aphredoderus ornatus
- Flier Centrarchus macropterus
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- Eastern Creek Chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus
- Redfin Pickerel Esox americanus americanus
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Greenhead Shiner Hydrophlox chlorocephalus
- Yellowfin Shiner Hydrophlox lutipinnis
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Ictalurus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Redbreast Sunfish × Bluegill Lepomis auritus × macrochirus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Green Sunfish × Warmouth Lepomis cyanellus × gulosus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Dollar Sunfish Lepomis marginatus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus
- Florida Bass Micropterus salmoides
- Spotted Sucker Minytrema melanops
- White Perch Morone americana
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilis
- Bluehead Chub Nocomis leptocephalus
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- 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
- 42 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Jan 28, 2017 – Jun 6, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records