MCDONALD CREEK AT PATTON ROAD NR HUNTSVILLE AL
MCDONALD CREEK AL USGS
MCDONALD CREEK AT PATTON ROAD NR HUNTSVILLE AL (03575980) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the MCDONALD CREEK in AL, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 36 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03575980
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- AL
- Coordinates
- 34.6926, -86.6275
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyMcdonald Creek At Patton Road Nr Huntsville Al has 36 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Largescale Stoneroller (Campostoma oligolepis), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Banded Sculpin (Cottus carolinae), Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), and 31 others.
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Largescale Stoneroller Campostoma oligolepis
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- Banded Sculpin Cottus carolinae
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- Demon Cavefish Demogorgonichthys arcanus
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenense
- Blackside Snubnose Darter Etheostoma duryi
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Blackfin Darter Etheostoma nigripinne
- Tuscumbia Darter Etheostoma tuscumbia
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Bighead Carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis non-native
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Redspotted Sunfish Lepomis miniatus
- Gulf Longear Sunfish Lepomis solis
- Striped Shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Southern Cavefish Typhlichthys subterraneus
4 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, Grass Carp, European Carp, Bighead Carp). 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
- 36 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Mar 19, 2024 – Jul 24, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records