Meramec River at Fenton, MO
Meramec River MO USGS
Meramec River at Fenton, MO (07019210) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Meramec River in MO, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 48 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 07019210
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- MO
- Coordinates
- 38.5122, -90.4314
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyMeramec River At Fenton, Mo has 48 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii), Crystal Darter (Crystallaria asprella), and 43 others.
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Crystal Darter Crystallaria asprella
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- Red Shiner Cyprinella lutrensis
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Orangethroat Darter Etheostoma spectabile
- Blackspotted Topminnow Fundulus olivaceus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix non-native
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
- Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Bleeding Shiner Luxilus zonatus
- Silver Chub Macrhybopsis storeriana
- Smallmouth × Spotted Bass Micropterus dolomieu × punctulatus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus
- Plains Sand Shiner Miniellus missuriensis
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Ozark Logperch Percina fulvitaenia
- Slenderhead Darter Percina phoxocephala
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Bullhead Minnow Pimephales vigilax
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
4 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, Grass Carp, European Carp, Silver 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
- 48 species
- from 184 individual records
- Observed
- Mar 13, 2016 – Aug 8, 2026
- 184 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 184 records