PIGEON RIVER NEAR HEPCO, NC
PIGEON RIVER NC USGS
PIGEON RIVER NEAR HEPCO, NC (03459500) 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. 18 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03459500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- NC
- Coordinates
- 35.6350, -82.9900
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyPigeon River Near Hepco, Nc 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: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Whitetail Shiner (Cyprinella galactura), Tuckasegee Darter (Etheostoma gutselli), Northern Hog Sucker (Hypentelium nigricans), Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), and 13 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Whitetail Shiner Cyprinella galactura
- Tuckasegee Darter Etheostoma gutselli
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- River Chub Nocomis micropogon
- Redline Darter Nothonotus rufilineatus
- Wounded Darter Nothonotus vulneratus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Tangerine Darter Percina aurantiaca
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
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 37 individual records
- Observed
- Aug 12, 2016 – Jun 16, 2026
- 37 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 37 records