Kawaikoi Stream nr Waimea, Kauai, HI
Kawaikoi Stream HI USGS
Kawaikoi Stream nr Waimea, Kauai, HI (16010000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Kawaikoi Stream in HI, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 67 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 16010000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- HI
- Coordinates
- 22.1328, -159.6200
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyKawaikoi Stream Nr Waimea, Kauai, Hi has 67 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Blackspot Sergeant (Abudefduf sordidus), Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major (Abudefduf vaigiensis), Achilles Tang (Acanthurus achilles), Dark Surgeonfish (Acanthurus blochii), Eyestripe Surgeonfish (Acanthurus dussumieri), and 62 others.
- Blackspot Sergeant Abudefduf sordidus
- Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major Abudefduf vaigiensis
- Achilles Tang Acanthurus achilles
- Dark Surgeonfish Acanthurus blochii
- Eyestripe Surgeonfish Acanthurus dussumieri
- Whitespotted Surgeonfish Acanthurus guttatus
- Whitebar Surgeonfish Acanthurus leucopareius
- Dusky Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigrofuscus
- Orangeblotch Surgeonfish Acanthurus olivaceus
- Hawaiian Convict Surgeonfish Acanthurus sandvicensis
- ’O’opu Nākea Awaous stamineus
- Star-Eye Parrotfish Calotomus carolinus
- Barred Filefish Cantherhines dumerilii
- Ambon Toby Canthigaster amboinensis
- Hawaiian Spotted Toby Canthigaster jactator
- Peacock Grouper Cephalopholis argus
- Threadfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga
- Saddle Butterflyfish Chaetodon ephippium
- Bluestripe Butterflyfish Chaetodon fremblii
- Lined Butterflyfish Chaetodon lineolatus
- Raccoon Butterflyfish Chaetodon lunula
- Ornate Butterflyfish Chaetodon ornatissimus
- Fourspot Butterflyfish Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
- Teardrop Butterflyfish Chaetodon unimaculatus
- Stocky Hawkfish Cirrhitus pinnulatus
- Yellowtail Coris Coris gaimard
- Goldring Surgeonfish Ctenochaetus strigosus
- Leopard Blenny Exallias brevis
- Blue-Spotted Cornetfish Fistularia commersonii
- Bird Wrasse Gomphosus varius
- Zebra Moray Gymnomuraena zebra
- Abbott's Moray Gymnothorax eurostus
- Yellowmargin Moray Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
- Whitemouth Moray Gymnothorax meleagris
- Peppered Moray Gymnothorax pictus
- Zebra Blenny Istiblennius zebra
- Reticulated Flagtail Kuhlia sandvicensis
- Highfin Chub Kyphosus cinerascens
- Bermuda Chub Kyphosus sectatrix
- Brassy Drummer Kyphosus vaigiensis
- Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse Labroides phthirophagus
- Hawaiian Freshwater Goby Lentipes concolor
- Blacktail Snapper Lutjanus fulvus
- Bluestriped Snapper Lutjanus kasmira
- Black Triggerfish Melichthys niger
- Pinktail Triggerfish Melichthys vidua
- Pacific Orange-Spine Unicornfish Naso lituratus
- Rockmover Wrasse Novaculichthys taeniourus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Spotted Boxfish Ostracion meleagris
- Arc-Eye Hawkfish Paracirrhites arcatus
- Freckled Hawkfish Paracirrhites forsteri
- Goldsaddle Goatfish Parupeneus cyclostomus
- Manybar Goatfish Parupeneus multifasciatus
- Whitesaddle Goatfish Parupeneus porphyreus
- Keeltail Needlefish Platybelone argalus
- Bennett's Needlefish Platybelone platyura
- Hawaiian Gregory Plectroglyphidodon marginatus
- Wedgetail Triggerfish Rhinecanthus rectangulus
- Redlip Parrotfish Scarus rubroviolaceus
- Stimpson's Goby Sicyopterus stimpsoni
- Belted Wrasse Stethojulis balteata
- Lei Triggerfish Sufflamen bursa
- Saddle Wrasse Thalassoma duperrey
- Christmas Wrasse Thalassoma trilobatum
- Green Swordtail Xiphophorus hellerii non-native
- Moorish Idol Zanclus cornutus
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Green Swordtail). 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
- 67 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Mar 28, 2005 – Aug 18, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records