BIG SANDY CREEK BL LT HAND CREEK NR CLENDENIN, WV
BIG SANDY CREEK WV USGS
BIG SANDY CREEK BL LT HAND CREEK NR CLENDENIN, WV (03197445) is a real-time river monitoring station on the BIG SANDY CREEK in WV, 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. 26 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03197445
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- WV
- Coordinates
- 38.5227, -81.3477
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyBig Sandy Creek Bl Lt Hand Creek Nr Clendenin, Wv has 26 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Eastern Sand Darter (Ammocrypta pellucida), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Streamline Chub (Erimystax dissimilis), Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy), Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum), and 21 others.
- Eastern Sand Darter Ammocrypta pellucida
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Streamline Chub Erimystax dissimilis
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Variegate Darter Etheostoma variatum
- Bigeye Chub Hybopsis amblops
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Striped Shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Sand Shiner Miniellus stramineus
- Bluebreast Darter Nothonotus camurus
- Tippecanoe Darter Nothonotus tippecanoe
- Popeye Shiner Notropis ariommus
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus
- Ghost Shiner Paranotropis buchanani
- Channel Darter Percina copelandi
- Gilt Darter Percina evides
- Longhead Darter Percina macrocephala
- Dusky Darter Percina sciera
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Bullhead Minnow Pimephales vigilax
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- 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
- 26 species
- from 49 individual records
- Observed
- Feb 17, 2020 – Jul 28, 2026
- 49 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 49 records