Mad River near Dayton OH
Mad River OH USGS
Mad River near Dayton OH (03270000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Mad River in OH, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 44 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03270000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- OH
- Coordinates
- 39.7973, -84.0885
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyMad River Near Dayton Oh has 44 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), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), and 39 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
- Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Orangethroat Darter Etheostoma spectabile
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Disjunct Studfish Fundulus cryptocatenatus
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Bluegill × Redear Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × microlophus
- Longear Sunfish Complex Lepomis megalotis
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Northern Sunfish Lepomis peltastes
- Striped Shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus
- Scarlet Shiner Lythrurus fasciolaris
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Smallmouth Redhorse Moxostoma breviceps
- River Redhorse Moxostoma carinatum
- Black Redhorse Moxostoma duquesnei
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Silver Shiner Notropis photogenis
- Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
3 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, 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
- 44 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 19, 2020 – Aug 9, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records
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