RUSSELL CREEK NEAR COLUMBIA, KY
RUSSELL CREEK KY USGS
RUSSELL CREEK NEAR COLUMBIA, KY (03307000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the RUSSELL CREEK 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. 18 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03307000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- KY
- Coordinates
- 37.1255, -85.4041
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyRussell Creek Near Columbia, Ky has 18 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Streamline Chub (Erimystax dissimilis), Greenside Darter (Etheostoma blennioides), Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum), Bluegrass Darter (Etheostoma jimmycarter), Kentucky Snubnose Darter (Etheostoma rafinesquei), and 13 others.
- Streamline Chub Erimystax dissimilis
- Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Bluegrass Darter Etheostoma jimmycarter
- Kentucky Snubnose Darter Etheostoma rafinesquei
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Disjunct Studfish Fundulus cryptocatenatus
- Bigeye Chub Hybopsis amblops
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Scarlet Shiner Lythrurus fasciolaris
- Orangefin Darter Nothonotus bellus
- Tippecanoe Darter Nothonotus tippecanoe
- Highland Shiner Notropis micropteryx
- Elegant Madtom Noturus elegans
- Brindled Madtom Noturus miurus
- Tennessee Shiner Paranotropis leuciodus
- Longhead Darter Percina macrocephala
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 18 species
- from 28 individual records
- Observed
- Oct 17, 2020 – Jun 1, 2025
- 28 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 28 records