VALLEY CREEK BELOW BRIGHTON, ALA
VALLEY CREEK AL USGS
VALLEY CREEK BELOW BRIGHTON, ALA (02461405) is a real-time river monitoring station on the VALLEY 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. 27 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 02461405
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- AL
- Coordinates
- 33.4257, -86.9528
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyValley Creek Below Brighton, Ala has 27 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), Banded Sculpin (Cottus carolinae), Alabama Shiner (Cyprinella callistia), Slender Blacktail Shiner (Cyprinella stigmatura), Redspot Darter (Etheostoma artesiae), and 22 others.
- Largescale Stoneroller Campostoma oligolepis
- Banded Sculpin Cottus carolinae
- Alabama Shiner Cyprinella callistia
- Slender Blacktail Shiner Cyprinella stigmatura
- Redspot Darter Etheostoma artesiae
- Birmingham Darter Etheostoma birminghamense
- Watercress Darter Etheostoma nuchale
- 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
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Gulf Longear Sunfish Lepomis solis
- Cahaba Bass Micropterus cahabae
- Alabama Bass Micropterus henshalli
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Black Redhorse Moxostoma duquesnei
- Blacktail Redhorse Moxostoma poecilurum
- Silverstripe Shiner Notropis stilbius
- Coal Darter Percina brevicauda
- Blackbanded Darter Percina nigrofasciata
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Dixie Chub Semotilus thoreauianus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 27 species
- from 78 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 19, 2018 – Jun 26, 2026
- 78 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 78 records