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Stream Fish Community Assessment ProgramSince 1990 more than 875 sites across the state have been assessed by the wadeable stream fish community assessment program (see map). A majority of the sites are within the Piedmont; the fewest sites are from the Outer Coastal Plain where wadeable freshwater streams are uncommon. Most of the sites are located at bridge crossings or other public accesses. First order creeks and nonwadeable rivers, estuaries, and reservoirs are not monitored. The program compliments other NC DWQ programs such as Benthic Macroinvertebrate Assessments and the Ambient Monitoring System. Numerous requests are received from state and federal agencies, private consultants, and academic institutions regarding the general distribution of freshwater species in North Carolina or a list of species from All data were collected according to NCDWQ standard collection methods (standard methods) and include fish surveys through December 31, 2009. Scientific names, except for Moxostoma and Scartomyzon, follow Nelson, et. al (2004) and Warren, et al. (2000). Species distribution maps for the freshwater fishes of North Carolina as of 1991 may be found in Menhinick (1991).
Fish Community Data By River Basin
Environmental Sciences Section 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1621 919.743.8400 |
a particular county, watershed, or at a specific road crossing.
