S F HOLSTON RIVER AT RIVERSIDE, NEAR CHILHOWIE, VA

S F HOLSTON RIVER VA USGS

S F HOLSTON RIVER AT RIVERSIDE, NEAR CHILHOWIE, VA (03471500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the S F HOLSTON RIVER in VA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 26 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 03471500
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: VA
Coordinates: 36.7604, -81.6312

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

S F Holston River At Riverside, Near Chilhowie, Va has 26 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Mountain Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus oreas), Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides), Black Sculpin (Cottus baileyi), Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii), and 21 others.

Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
Mountain Redbelly Dace Chrosomus oreas
Rosyside Dace Clinostomus funduloides
Black Sculpin Cottus baileyi
Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
Banded Sculpin Cottus carolinae
Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
Tennessee Snubnose Darter Etheostoma simoterum
Swannanoa Darter Etheostoma swannanoa
Saffron Shiner Hydrophlox rubricroceus
Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
River Chub Nocomis micropogon
Greenfin Darter Nothonotus chlorobranchius
Redline Darter Nothonotus rufilineatus
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Tennessee Shiner Paranotropis leuciodus
Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
Brown Trout Salmo trutta
Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis

One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Grass 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: 26 species; from 162 individual records
Observed: Jul 23, 2018 – Aug 15, 2026; 162 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 162 records