Chariton River near Rathbun, IA
Chariton River IA USGS
Chariton River near Rathbun, IA (06903900) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Chariton River in IA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 25 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 06903900
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- IA
- Coordinates
- 40.8219, -92.8910
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Fish recorded near this station
Expected in this watershedChariton River near Rathbun, IA lies within HUC8 watershed 10280201. USGS coarse native range maps (derived from AGAP, GBIF, IchthyMaps, NatureServe) indicate 25 fish species are expected to occur in this watershed.
Species include: grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), spotfin shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera), muskellunge (Esox masquinongy), johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum), brassy minnow (Hybognathus hankinsoni), and 20 others.
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Brassy Minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni
- Bigmouth Shiner Hybopsis dorsalis
- Chestnut Lamprey Ichthyomyzon castaneus
- Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
- Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus
- Black Buffalo Ictiobus niger
- Redfin Shiner Lythrurus umbratilis
- Speckled Chub Macrhybopsis aestivalis
- Shoal Chub Macrhybopsis hyostoma
- Silver Chub Macrhybopsis storeriana
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Pealip Redhorse Moxostoma pisolabrum
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Sand Shiner Notropis stramineus
- Slenderhead Darter Percina phoxocephala
- Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Bullhead Minnow Pimephales vigilax
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Grass Carp). Records show what has been observed near this station, not what is native to the watershed.
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
- 25 species
- from 25 individual records
- Observed
- No observation dates recorded