EAST FORK PIGEON RIVER NEAR CANTON, NC
EAST FORK PIGEON RIVER NC USGS
EAST FORK PIGEON RIVER NEAR CANTON, NC (03456500) is a real-time river monitoring station on the EAST FORK PIGEON RIVER in NC, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 38 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03456500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- NC
- Coordinates
- 35.4617, -82.8697
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyEast Fork Pigeon River Near Canton, Nc has 38 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), Flat Bullhead (Ameiurus platycephalus), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), and 33 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Flat Bullhead Ameiurus platycephalus
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Warpaint Shiner Coccotis coccogenis
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Banded Sculpin Cottus carolinae
- Whitetail Shiner Cyprinella galactura
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- Tuckasegee Darter Etheostoma gutselli
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Bigeye Chub Hybopsis amblops
- Saffron Shiner Hydrophlox rubricroceus
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Black Redhorse Moxostoma duquesnei
- River Chub Nocomis micropogon
- Greenfin Darter Nothonotus chlorobranchius
- Redline Darter Nothonotus rufilineatus
- Silver Shiner Notropis photogenis
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Mirror Shiner Paranotropis spectrunculus
- Tangerine Darter Percina aurantiaca
- Olive Darter Percina squamata
- Russet Darter Percina versicolor
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, 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
- 38 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Apr 27, 2022 – Aug 1, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records