CONGAREE RIVER AT U.S. HWY 601 NR. FORT MOTTE, SC
CONGAREE RIVER SC USGS
CONGAREE RIVER AT U.S. HWY 601 NR. FORT MOTTE, SC (02169750) is a real-time river monitoring station on the CONGAREE RIVER in SC, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 19 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 02169750
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- SC
- Coordinates
- 33.7531, -80.6450
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyCongaree River At U.S. Hwy 601 Nr. Fort Motte, Sc has 19 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Mud Sunfish (Acantharchus pomotis), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Ruddy Bowfin (Amia calva), Blackstripe Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus ornatus), Flier (Centrarchus macropterus), and 14 others.
- Mud Sunfish Acantharchus pomotis
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Ruddy Bowfin Amia calva
- Blackstripe Pirate Perch Aphredoderus ornatus
- Flier Centrarchus macropterus
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Eastern Creek Chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus
- Redfin Pickerel Esox americanus americanus
- Sawcheek Darter Etheostoma serrifer
- Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Dollar Sunfish Lepomis marginatus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Spotted Sunfish Lepomis punctatus
- Spotted Sucker Minytrema melanops
- White Perch Morone americana
- Margined Madtom Noturus insignis
- Lowland Shiner Pteronotropis stonei
- Eastern Mudminnow Umbra pygmaea
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 19 species
- from 21 individual records
- Observed
- May 19, 2018 – Jul 30, 2025
- 21 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 21 records