South Fork Licking River near Buckeye Lake OH
South Fork Licking River OH USGS
South Fork Licking River near Buckeye Lake OH (03144950) is a real-time river monitoring station on the South Fork Licking River 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. 34 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03144950
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- OH
- Coordinates
- 39.9442, -82.4914
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbySouth Fork Licking River Near Buckeye Lake Oh has 34 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Southern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster), and 29 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Southern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus erythrogaster
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Silverjaw Minnow Ericymba buccata
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Orangethroat Darter Etheostoma spectabile
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Striped Shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Sand Shiner Miniellus stramineus
- White × Striped Bass Morone chrysops × saxatilis
- Bluebreast Darter Nothonotus camurus
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Saugeye Sander canadensis × vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Grass Carp, 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
- 34 species
- from 85 individual records
- Observed
- Nov 21, 2009 – Jul 9, 2026
- 85 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 85 records