HOWARD CREEK NEAR SARASOTA FL

HOWARD CREEK FL USGS

HOWARD CREEK NEAR SARASOTA FL (02298760) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the HOWARD 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. 30 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
02298760
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
FL
Coordinates
27.3385, -82.3476

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Howard Creek Near Sarasota Fl has 30 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Convict Cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata), Frillfin Goby (Bathygobius soporator), Walking Catfish (Clarias batrachus), American Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), and 25 others.

2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Blue Tilapia, 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
30 species
from 200 individual records
Observed
Feb 14, 2019 – Aug 2, 2026
200 dated records

Sources