SHELL CREEK NEAR PUNTA GORDA FL

SHELL CREEK FL USGS

SHELL CREEK NEAR PUNTA GORDA FL (02298202) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the SHELL 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. 22 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
02298202
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
FL
Coordinates
26.9848, -81.9357

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Shell Creek Near Punta Gorda Fl has 22 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Gafftopsail Catfish (Bagre marinus), Frillfin Goby (Bathygobius soporator), Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis), Amur Carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), and 17 others.

One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Nile 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
22 species
from 32 individual records
Observed
Dec 22, 2012 – Dec 26, 2025
32 dated records

Sources