SHADES CREEK NR HOMEWOOD, ALA
SHADES CREEK AL USGS
SHADES CREEK NR HOMEWOOD, ALA (02423586) is a real-time river monitoring station on the SHADES CREEK in AL, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 37 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 02423586
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- AL
- Coordinates
- 33.4487, -86.8136
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyShades Creek Nr Homewood, Ala has 37 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Shadow Bass (Ambloplites ariommus), Largescale Stoneroller (Campostoma oligolepis), Banded Sculpin (Cottus carolinae), Alabama Shiner (Cyprinella callistia), Slender Blacktail Shiner (Cyprinella stigmatura), and 32 others.
- Shadow Bass Ambloplites ariommus
- Largescale Stoneroller Campostoma oligolepis
- Banded Sculpin Cottus carolinae
- Alabama Shiner Cyprinella callistia
- Slender Blacktail Shiner Cyprinella stigmatura
- Tricolor Shiner Cyprinella trichroistia
- Western Blacktail Shiner Cyprinella venusta
- Redspot Darter Etheostoma artesiae
- Birmingham Darter Etheostoma birminghamense
- Watercress Darter Etheostoma nuchale
- Alabama Darter Etheostoma ramseyi
- Speckled Darter Etheostoma stigmaeum
- Blackspotted Topminnow Fundulus olivaceus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Alabama Hog Sucker Hypentelium etowanum
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- 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
- White × Striped Bass Morone chrysops × saxatilis
- Blacktail Redhorse Moxostoma poecilurum
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Silverstripe Shiner Notropis stilbius
- Blue Tilapia Oreochromis aureus non-native
- Blackbanded Darter Percina nigrofasciata
- Riffle Minnow Phenacobius catostomus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Blue 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
- 37 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Dec 24, 2024 – Aug 3, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records