ELK RIVER AT CHARLESTON, WV
ELK RIVER WV USGS
ELK RIVER AT CHARLESTON, WV (03197950) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the ELK RIVER in WV, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and water temperature and publishes a 7-day flow forecast so anglers know when conditions line up. 22 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03197950
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- WV
- Coordinates
- 38.3582, -81.6271
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyElk River At Charleston, Wv has 22 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Southern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster), Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus), Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), American Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), and 17 others.
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Southern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus erythrogaster
- Redside Dace Clinostomus elongatus
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Sand Shiner Miniellus stramineus
- Bluebreast Darter Nothonotus camurus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Grass 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
- 22 species
- from 36 individual records
- Observed
- Oct 10, 2019 – Aug 4, 2026
- 36 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 36 records
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