MYAKKA RIVER AT CONTROL NEAR LAUREL FL

MYAKKA RIVER FL USGS

MYAKKA RIVER AT CONTROL NEAR LAUREL FL (02298880) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the MYAKKA RIVER 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. 44 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
02298880
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
FL
Coordinates
27.1856, -82.3556

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Myakka River At Control Near Laurel Fl has 44 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: White Catfish (Ameiurus catus), Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis), Florida Blenny (Chasmodes saburrae), Walking Catfish (Clarias batrachus), and 39 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
44 species
from 139 individual records
Observed
Jan 5, 2006 – Jul 31, 2026
139 dated records

Sources