SHADES CREEK AT ELDER ST NEAR SPRINGDALE AL
SHADES CREEK AL USGS
SHADES CREEK AT ELDER ST NEAR SPRINGDALE AL (02423571) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the SHADES CREEK in AL, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 36 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 02423571
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- AL
- Coordinates
- 33.5210, -86.7169
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyShades Creek At Elder St Near Springdale Al has 36 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Burrhead Shiner (Alburnops asperifrons), Largescale Stoneroller (Campostoma oligolepis), Banded Sculpin (Cottus carolinae), Alabama Shiner (Cyprinella callistia), Slender Blacktail Shiner (Cyprinella stigmatura), and 31 others.
- Burrhead Shiner Alburnops asperifrons
- Largescale Stoneroller Campostoma oligolepis
- Banded Sculpin Cottus carolinae
- Alabama Shiner Cyprinella callistia
- Slender Blacktail Shiner Cyprinella stigmatura
- Tricolor Shiner Cyprinella trichroistia
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Redspot Darter Etheostoma artesiae
- Birmingham Darter Etheostoma birminghamense
- Watercress Darter Etheostoma nuchale
- Alabama Darter Etheostoma ramseyi
- Rock Darter Etheostoma rupestre
- Speckled Darter Etheostoma stigmaeum
- Gulf Darter Etheostoma swaini
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Alabama Hog Sucker Hypentelium etowanum
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Coppernose Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus purpurascens
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Redspotted Sunfish Lepomis miniatus
- Gulf Longear Sunfish Lepomis solis
- Cahaba Bass Micropterus cahabae
- Alabama Bass Micropterus henshalli
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Black Redhorse Moxostoma duquesnei
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Greenbreast Darter Nothonotus jordani
- Silverstripe Shiner Notropis stilbius
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Mobile Logperch Percina kathae
- Blackbanded Darter Percina nigrofasciata
- Riffle Minnow Phenacobius catostomus
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (European Carp). 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
- 36 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 21, 2024 – Aug 17, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records