MIDDLE FORK KENTUCKY RIVER AT TALLEGA, KY

MIDDLE FORK KENTUCKY RIVER KY USGS

MIDDLE FORK KENTUCKY RIVER AT TALLEGA, KY (03281000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the MIDDLE FORK KENTUCKY RIVER in KY, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 13 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
03281000
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
KY
Coordinates
37.5551, -83.5938

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Middle Fork Kentucky River At Tallega, Ky has 13 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), Silverjaw Minnow (Ericymba buccata), Emerald Darter (Etheostoma baileyi), Greenside Darter (Etheostoma blennioides), Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum), and 8 others.

Where these records come from

Evidence
Community observations nearby
Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records
13 species
from 20 individual records
Observed
May 25, 2008 – Jul 18, 2026
20 dated records

Sources