OCONALUFTEE RIVER AT BIRDTOWN, NC

OCONALUFTEE RIVER NC USGS

OCONALUFTEE RIVER AT BIRDTOWN, NC (03512000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the OCONALUFTEE 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. 34 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
03512000
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
NC
Coordinates
35.4614, -83.3536

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Oconaluftee River At Birdtown, Nc has 34 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), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides), and 29 others.

One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish). 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
34 species
from 166 individual records
Observed
Jun 2, 2010 – Aug 1, 2026
166 dated records

Sources