WATAUGA RIVER AT ELIZABETHTON, TN
WATAUGA RIVER TN USGS
WATAUGA RIVER AT ELIZABETHTON, TN (03486000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the WATAUGA RIVER in TN, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and publishes a 7-day flow forecast so anglers know when conditions line up. 18 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03486000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- TN
- Coordinates
- 36.3558, -82.2237
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyWatauga River At Elizabethton, Tn 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), Banded Sculpin (Cottus carolinae), Greenside Darter (Etheostoma blennioides), Fantail Darter (Etheostoma flabellare), Tennessee Snubnose Darter (Etheostoma simoterum), and 13 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Banded Sculpin Cottus carolinae
- Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Tennessee Snubnose Darter Etheostoma simoterum
- Saffron Shiner Hydrophlox rubricroceus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- River Chub Nocomis micropogon
- Redline Darter Nothonotus rufilineatus
- Telescope Shiner Notropis telescopus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush
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 42 individual records
- Observed
- Apr 27, 2007 – Aug 5, 2026
- 42 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 42 records
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