PIGEON RIVER NEAR CANTON, NC

PIGEON RIVER NC USGS

PIGEON RIVER NEAR CANTON, NC (03456991) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the PIGEON RIVER in NC, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 36 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
03456991
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
NC
Coordinates
35.5219, -82.8481

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Pigeon River Near Canton, Nc has 36 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), Warpaint Shiner (Coccotis coccogenis), and 31 others.

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
36 species
from 200 individual records
Observed
May 11, 2022 – Aug 1, 2026
200 dated records

Sources