TELLICO RIVER AT TELLICO PLAINS, TN
TELLICO RIVER TN USGS
TELLICO RIVER AT TELLICO PLAINS, TN (03518500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the TELLICO RIVER in TN, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 30 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03518500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- TN
- Coordinates
- 35.3620, -84.2790
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyTellico River At Tellico Plains, Tn has 30 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), Largescale Stoneroller (Campostoma oligolepis), Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides), Warpaint Shiner (Coccotis coccogenis), Banded Sculpin (Cottus carolinae), and 25 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Largescale Stoneroller Campostoma oligolepis
- Rosyside Dace Clinostomus funduloides
- Warpaint Shiner Coccotis coccogenis
- Banded Sculpin Cottus carolinae
- Whitetail Shiner Cyprinella galactura
- Spotfin Chub Erimonax monacha
- Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Tennessee Snubnose Darter Etheostoma simoterum
- Citico Darter Etheostoma sitikuense
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Tanasi Studfish Fundulus catenatus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Saffron Shiner Hydrophlox rubricroceus
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Northern Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- River Chub Nocomis micropogon
- Redline Darter Nothonotus rufilineatus
- Wounded Darter Nothonotus vulneratus
- Telescope Shiner Notropis telescopus
- Smoky Madtom Noturus baileyi
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Tennessee Shiner Paranotropis leuciodus
- Tangerine Darter Percina aurantiaca
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Russet Darter Percina versicolor
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 30 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- May 12, 2018 – Aug 16, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records
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