OKATOMA CREEK AT SANFORD, MS
OKATOMA CREEK MS USGS
OKATOMA CREEK AT SANFORD, MS (02472850) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the OKATOMA CREEK in MS, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 20 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 02472850
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- MS
- Coordinates
- 31.4892, -89.4333
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyOkatoma Creek At Sanford, Ms has 20 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Rough Shiner (Alburnops baileyi), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Western Blacktail Shiner (Cyprinella venusta), Brighteye Darter (Etheostoma lynceum), and 15 others.
- Rough Shiner Alburnops baileyi
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Western Blacktail Shiner Cyprinella venusta
- Brighteye Darter Etheostoma lynceum
- Goldstripe Darter Etheostoma parvipinne
- Blackspotted Topminnow Fundulus olivaceus
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Redspotted Sunfish Lepomis miniatus
- Gulf Longear Sunfish Lepomis solis
- Silver Chub Macrhybopsis storeriana
- Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus
- Bluehead Chub Nocomis leptocephalus
- Speckled Madtom Noturus leptacanthus
- Blackbanded Darter Percina nigrofasciata
- Dusky Darter Percina sciera
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 20 species
- from 30 individual records
- Observed
- May 13, 2018 – May 16, 2026
- 30 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 30 records