NANTAHALA RIVER NEAR HEWITT, NC
NANTAHALA RIVER NC USGS
NANTAHALA RIVER NEAR HEWITT, NC (03505550) 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. 21 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03505550
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- NC
- Coordinates
- 35.3050, -83.6522
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyNantahala River Near Hewitt, Nc has 21 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), Largescale Stoneroller (Campostoma oligolepis), Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides), Warpaint Shiner (Coccotis coccogenis), Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii), and 16 others.
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Largescale Stoneroller Campostoma oligolepis
- Rosyside Dace Clinostomus funduloides
- Warpaint Shiner Coccotis coccogenis
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Whitetail Shiner Cyprinella galactura
- Spotfin Chub Erimonax monacha
- Tuckasegee Darter Etheostoma gutselli
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Smallmouth Redhorse Moxostoma breviceps
- Black Redhorse Moxostoma duquesnei
- River Chub Nocomis micropogon
- Telescope Shiner Notropis telescopus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Tiger Trout Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis
- 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
- 21 species
- from 55 individual records
- Observed
- Oct 2, 2016 – Aug 15, 2026
- 55 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 55 records
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