COLUMBIA RIVER AT NICHOLSON
COLUMBIA RIVER BC WSC
COLUMBIA RIVER AT NICHOLSON (08NA002) is a real-time river monitoring station on the COLUMBIA RIVER in BC, operated by the Water Survey of Canada. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 10 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- WSC station ID
- 08NA002
- Operated by
- Water Survey of Canada
- Province
- BC
- Coordinates
- 51.2436, -116.9129
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyColumbia River At Nicholson has 10 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Largescale Sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus), Peamouth (Mylocheilus caurinus), Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Columbia River Redband Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri), Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), and 5 others.
- Largescale Sucker Catostomus macrocheilus
- Peamouth Mylocheilus caurinus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Columbia River Redband Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri
- Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka
- Mountain Whitefish Prosopium williamsoni
- Northern Pikeminnow Ptychocheilus oregonensis
- Redside Shiner Richardsonius balteatus
- Bull Trout Salvelinus confluentus
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 10 species
- from 46 individual records
- Observed
- May 22, 2022 – Jul 16, 2026
- 46 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 46 records