NANTAHALA RIVER NEAR RAINBOW SPRINGS, NC
NANTAHALA RIVER NC USGS
NANTAHALA RIVER NEAR RAINBOW SPRINGS, NC (03504000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the NANTAHALA RIVER in NC, 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
- 03504000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- NC
- Coordinates
- 35.1275, -83.6186
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyNantahala River Near Rainbow Springs, 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), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides), Warpaint Shiner (Coccotis coccogenis), Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii), and 13 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Rosyside Dace Clinostomus funduloides
- Warpaint Shiner Coccotis coccogenis
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Tuckasegee Darter Etheostoma gutselli
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- River Chub Nocomis micropogon
- Greenfin Darter Nothonotus chlorobranchius
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Tennessee Shiner Paranotropis leuciodus
- Mirror Shiner Paranotropis spectrunculus
- Russet Darter Percina versicolor
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Salmons And Trouts Salmoninae
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
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 45 individual records
- Observed
- Oct 11, 2017 – Jul 13, 2026
- 45 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 45 records
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