BIG SLOUGH AT WCS-101 AT NORTH PORT FL
BIG SLOUGH FL USGS
BIG SLOUGH AT WCS-101 AT NORTH PORT FL (02299484) is a real-time river monitoring station on the BIG SLOUGH in FL, 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. 41 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 02299484
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- FL
- Coordinates
- 27.0470, -82.2379
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyBig Slough At Wcs-101 At North Port Fl has 41 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), Pike Topminnow (Belonesox belizanus), Atlantic Crevalle Jack (Caranx hippos), Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis), Atlantic Spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber), and 36 others.
- Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus
- Pike Topminnow Belonesox belizanus
- Atlantic Crevalle Jack Caranx hippos
- Common Snook Centropomus undecimalis
- Atlantic Spadefish Chaetodipterus faber
- Walking Catfish Clarias batrachus
- Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatus
- Sand Perch Diplectrum formosum
- Atlantic Goliath Grouper Epinephelus itajara
- Red Grouper Epinephelus morio
- Swamp Darter Etheostoma fusiforme
- Striped Mojarra Eugerres plumieri
- Marsh Killifish Fundulus confluentus
- Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki
- Dwarf Seahorse Hippocampus zosterae
- Brown Hoplo Hoplosternum littorale
- American Flagfish Jordanella floridae
- Pinfish Lagodon rhomboides
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Florida Gar Lepisosteus platyrhincus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Coppernose Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus purpurascens
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Crested Goby Lophogobius cyprinoides
- Bluefin Killifish Lucania goodei
- Gray Snapper Lutjanus griseus
- Lane Snapper Lutjanus synagris
- Mayan Cichlid Mayaheros urophthalmus
- Atlantic Tarpon Megalops atlanticus
- Florida Bass Micropterus salmoides
- Monopterus
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Blue Tilapia Oreochromis aureus non-native
- Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus non-native
- Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinna
- Sailfin Catfishes Pterygoplichthys
- Red Jewel Cichlids Rubricatochromis
- Letourneux's Jewel Cichlid Rubricatochromis letourneuxi
- Dusky Flounder Syacium papillosum
- Hogchoker Trinectes maculatus
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
- 41 species
- from 157 individual records
- Observed
- Aug 23, 2012 – Apr 25, 2026
- 157 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 157 records