SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT FORT MORGAN, CO
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER CO USGS
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT FORT MORGAN, CO (06759500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the SOUTH PLATTE RIVER in CO, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 12 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 06759500
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- CO
- Coordinates
- 40.2684, -103.8012
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Fish recorded near this station
Expected in this watershedSouth Platte River At Fort Morgan, CO lies within HUC8 watershed 10190012. USGS coarse native range maps (derived from AGAP, GBIF, IchthyMaps, NatureServe) indicate 12 fish species are expected to occur in this watershed.
Species include: iowa darter (Etheostoma exile), johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum), northern plains killifish (Fundulus kansae), plains topminnow (Fundulus sciadicus), plains killifish (Fundulus zebrinus), and 7 others.
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Northern Plains Killifish Fundulus kansae
- Plains Topminnow Fundulus sciadicus
- Plains Killifish Fundulus zebrinus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Brassy Minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni
- Bigmouth Shiner Hybopsis dorsalis
- Sand Shiner Notropis stramineus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Expected in this watershed
- Range maps place these species in this watershed; no local survey has confirmed them at this station.
- Records
- 12 species
- from 12 individual records
- Observed
- No observation dates recorded
Sources
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