Wailuku River at Kepaniwai Park, Maui, HI
Wailuku River HI USGS
Wailuku River at Kepaniwai Park, Maui, HI (16604500) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Wailuku River in HI, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 70 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 16604500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- HI
- Coordinates
- 20.8824, -156.5393
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyWailuku River At Kepaniwai Park, Maui, Hi has 70 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), Dusky Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus), Orangeblotch Surgeonfish (Acanthurus olivaceus), Hawaiian Convict Surgeonfish (Acanthurus sandvicensis), and 65 others.
- Blackspot Sergeant Abudefduf sordidus
- Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major Abudefduf vaigiensis
- Dusky Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigrofuscus
- Orangeblotch Surgeonfish Acanthurus olivaceus
- Hawaiian Convict Surgeonfish Acanthurus sandvicensis
- Yellowfin Surgeonfish Acanthurus xanthopterus
- Scrawled Filefish Aluterus scriptus
- Midas Cichlid Amphilophus citrinellus
- Pearl Wrasse Anampses cuvier
- White-Spotted Puffer Arothron hispidus
- Pacific Trumpetfish Aulostomus chinensis
- ’O’opu Nākea Awaous stamineus
- Whitespotted Frillgoby Bathygobius coalitus
- Cocos Frillgoby Bathygobius cocosensis
- Bullethead Blenny Blenniella gibbifrons
- Hawaiian Hogfish Bodianus albotaeniatus
- Panther Flounder Bothus pantherinus
- Star-Eye Parrotfish Calotomus carolinus
- Ambon Toby Canthigaster amboinensis
- Hawaiian Spotted Toby Canthigaster jactator
- Hawaiian Coral Croucher Caracanthus typicus
- Giant Trevally Caranx ignobilis
- Bluefin Trevally Caranx melampygus
- Peacock Grouper Cephalopholis argus
- Raccoon Butterflyfish Chaetodon lunula
- Teardrop Butterflyfish Chaetodon unimaculatus
- Redbarred Hawkfish Cirrhitops fasciatus
- Spotted Porcupinefish Diodon hystrix
- Blue-Spotted Cornetfish Fistularia commersonii
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Bird Wrasse Gomphosus varius
- Whitemouth Moray Gymnothorax meleagris
- Common Seahorse Hippocampus kuda
- Zebra Blenny Istiblennius zebra
- Reticulated Flagtail Kuhlia sandvicensis
- Hawaiian Flagtail Kuhlia xenura
- Highfin Chub Kyphosus cinerascens
- Hawaiian Freshwater Goby Lentipes concolor
- Bluestriped Snapper Lutjanus kasmira
- Black Triggerfish Melichthys niger
- Pinktail Triggerfish Melichthys vidua
- Sea Mullet Mugil cephalus
- Yellowstripe Goatfish Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
- Pearly Soldierfish Myripristis kuntee
- Whitemargin Unicornfish Naso annulatus
- Pacific Orange-Spine Unicornfish Naso lituratus
- Bluespine Unicornfish Naso unicornis
- Green Lionfish Neochirus barberi
- Mozambique Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus
- Spotted Boxfish Ostracion meleagris
- Sailfin Flyingfish Parexocoetus brachypterus
- Goldsaddle Goatfish Parupeneus cyclostomus
- Island Goatfish Parupeneus insularis
- Manybar Goatfish Parupeneus multifasciatus
- Sidespot Goatfish Parupeneus pleurostigma
- Whitesaddle Goatfish Parupeneus porphyreus
- Brighteye Damselfish Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis
- Guppy Poecilia reticulata non-native
- Wedgetail Triggerfish Rhinecanthus rectangulus
- Crown Squirrelfish Sargocentron diadema
- Speckled Squirrelfish Sargocentron punctatissimum
- Speckled Scorpionfish Sebastapistes coniorta
- Almaco Jack Seriola rivoliana
- Belted Wrasse Stethojulis balteata
- Saddle Wrasse Thalassoma duperrey
- Surge Wrasse Thalassoma purpureum
- Christmas Wrasse Thalassoma trilobatum
- Green Swordtail Xiphophorus hellerii non-native
- Moorish Idol Zanclus cornutus
- Yellow Tang Zebrasoma flavescens
2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Guppy, 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
- 70 species
- from 181 individual records
- Observed
- Mar 27, 2005 – Jun 10, 2026
- 181 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 181 records