JOSEPHINE CREEK NEAR DE SOTO CITY FL
JOSEPHINE CREEK FL USGS
JOSEPHINE CREEK NEAR DE SOTO CITY FL (02271500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the JOSEPHINE CREEK in FL, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 16 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 02271500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- FL
- Coordinates
- 27.3742, -81.3934
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyJosephine Creek Near De Soto City Fl has 16 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Coastal Shiner (Alburnops petersoni), White Catfish (Ameiurus catus), Golden Topminnow (Fundulus chrysotus), Lined Topminnow (Fundulus lineolatus), Seminole Killifish (Fundulus seminolis), and 11 others.
- Coastal Shiner Alburnops petersoni
- White Catfish Ameiurus catus
- Golden Topminnow Fundulus chrysotus
- Lined Topminnow Fundulus lineolatus
- Seminole Killifish Fundulus seminolis
- Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki
- Hardy Silverside Labidesthes vanhyningi
- Florida Gar Lepisosteus platyrhincus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Coppernose Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus purpurascens
- Florida Bass Micropterus salmoides
- Blue Tilapia Oreochromis aureus non-native
- Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinna
- Sailfin Catfishes Pterygoplichthys
- Red Jewel Cichlids Rubricatochromis
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Blue Tilapia). 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
- 16 species
- from 43 individual records
- Observed
- Mar 24, 2012 – May 2, 2026
- 43 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 43 records