VALLEY CREEK AT AVE W NEAR ENSLEY, AL
VALLEY CREEK AL USGS
VALLEY CREEK AT AVE W NEAR ENSLEY, AL (02461192) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the VALLEY 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. 33 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 02461192
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- AL
- Coordinates
- 33.4926, -86.8722
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyValley Creek At Ave W Near Ensley, Al has 33 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Largescale Stoneroller (Campostoma oligolepis), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Banded Sculpin (Cottus carolinae), Alabama Shiner (Cyprinella callistia), Slender Blacktail Shiner (Cyprinella stigmatura), and 28 others.
- Largescale Stoneroller Campostoma oligolepis
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- Banded Sculpin Cottus carolinae
- Alabama Shiner Cyprinella callistia
- Slender Blacktail Shiner Cyprinella stigmatura
- Tricolor Shiner Cyprinella trichroistia
- Western Blacktail Shiner Cyprinella venusta
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Birmingham Darter Etheostoma birminghamense
- Watercress Darter Etheostoma nuchale
- Rock Darter Etheostoma rupestre
- Speckled Darter Etheostoma stigmaeum
- 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
- Dollar Sunfish Lepomis marginatus
- 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
- Blacktail Redhorse Moxostoma poecilurum
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Silverstripe Shiner Notropis stilbius
- Blue Tilapia Oreochromis aureus non-native
- Blackbanded Darter Percina nigrofasciata
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Dixie Chub Semotilus thoreauianus
3 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, European Carp, 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
- 33 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Mar 28, 2024 – Jul 11, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records