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The state of West Virginia has a wide variety of freshwater fish species in its rivers, lakes, and streams. 20% of these species are sportfish , and the remaining 80% are nongame species. [ 1 ]
Elk River: Steve Woods Length Fallfish: 1970 21.25 3.5 North Fork of South Branch: James Blackwell Freshwater drum: 1954 37 25 Little Kanawha River: Bill Dawkins Length Freshwater drum: 1989 35.5 27 South Fork Hughes River: Charles Mickel Lott Weight Longnose gar: 1993 50.5 19.08 Kanawha River: Michael Shan Casey Weight Longnose gar: 2003 50.63 ...
The Greenbrier River in Marlinton. The Greenbrier River is a tributary of the New River, 162 miles (261 km) long, [2] in southeastern West Virginia, in the United States.Via the New, Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 1,656 square miles (4,290 km 2). [2]
The habitat of the sucker extends from Northern Virginia to Eastern West Virginia. It is generally found in the James River and its discharges, although populations also exist in the Potomac River and its discharges. [1] The fish is generally found in creeks and small rivers.
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of West Virginia. List of West Virginia rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers. There are also smaller streams (i.e., branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc.) in the state. Exclusive of major tributaries, there are about 46 named rivers in West Virginia.
The state has more than 300 types of birds and more than 100 species of fish. Many common insects of the Eastern United States can be found in West Virginia; 15 species of beetles, more than 70 species of odonate, 12 species of stonefly, and about 17 moth species.
Etheostoma osburni, the candy darter or finescale saddled darter, is a species of fish in the family Percidae, a member of the group known as darters.This species is endemic to the eastern United States where it is known only from the Kanawha River system in the states of Virginia and West Virginia.
Below Sutton Lake, is a high-gradient warmwater fishery well known for its muskellunge, walleye and smallmouth bass fishing. The Elk River serves as the source of water for 1500 miles of pipeline that carry its water to customers in central and southwestern West Virginia. [10]