Black Fork at Melco OH
Black Fork OH USGS
Black Fork at Melco OH (03131300) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Black Fork in OH, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 33 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03131300
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- OH
- Coordinates
- 40.6978, -82.3603
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyBlack Fork At Melco Oh 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: Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Carpsuckers (Carpiodes), Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), and 28 others.
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Carpsuckers Carpiodes
- Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Southern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus erythrogaster
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- White × Striped Bass Morone chrysops × saxatilis
- Redhorse Suckers Moxostoma
- Silver Shiner Notropis photogenis
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Saugeye Sander canadensis × vitreus
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- 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
- 33 species
- from 87 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 1, 2013 – Aug 2, 2026
- 87 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 87 records