BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR CASTLEWOOD, SD
BIG SIOUX RIVER SD USGS
BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR CASTLEWOOD, SD (06479525) is a real-time river monitoring station on the BIG SIOUX RIVER in SD, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 21 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 06479525
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- SD
- Coordinates
- 44.7316, -97.0443
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Fish recorded near this station
Sampled in this watershedBig Sioux River Near Castlewood, SD has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling in the HUC8 watershed 10170201 containing this station. The dataset includes 21 species with recorded observations.
Species include: black bullhead (Ameiurus melas), central stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), white sucker (Catostomus commersonii), brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans), red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis), and 16 others.
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Red Shiner Cyprinella lutrensis
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Brassy Minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni
- Bigmouth Shiner Hybopsis dorsalis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Sand Shiner Notropis stramineus
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus
- Logperch Percina caprodes
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Sampled in this watershed
- Fish were sampled elsewhere in the same watershed — a provincial or federal survey nearby, not at the gauge itself.
- Records
- 21 species
- from 21 individual records
- Observed
- Aug 7, 2010 – Sep 15, 2017
- 8 dated records