NEW RIVER BELOW HAWKS NEST DAM, WV
NEW RIVER WV USGS
NEW RIVER BELOW HAWKS NEST DAM, WV (380649081083301) is a real-time river monitoring station on the NEW RIVER in WV, 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. 30 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 380649081083301
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- WV
- Coordinates
- 38.1137, -81.1423
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyNew River Below Hawks Nest Dam, Wv has 30 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Mountain Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus oreas), Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides), Whitetail Shiner (Cyprinella galactura), Spotfin Shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera), and 25 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Mountain Redbelly Dace Chrosomus oreas
- Rosyside Dace Clinostomus funduloides
- Whitetail Shiner Cyprinella galactura
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus
- Bluehead Chub Nocomis leptocephalus
- Telescope Shiner Notropis telescopus
- Mountain Madtom Noturus eleutherus
- Ghost Shiner Paranotropis buchanani
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 30 species
- from 70 individual records
- Observed
- Apr 14, 2018 – Aug 10, 2026
- 70 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 70 records