Specimen Information

Oncorhynchus mykiss
Oncorhynchus mykiss
(Rainbow Trout)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID43007
GroupFishes
GenusOncorhynchus
Speciesmykiss
Common NameRainbow Trout
StateTN
CountyMonroe
LocalityLittle Tennessee River below Chilhowee Dam (prior to Tellico Dam)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Little Tennessee
HUC8 Number06010204
HUC10 NameUpper Tellico Lake
HUC10 Number0601020404
HUC12 NameLittle Toqua Creek-Tellico Lake
HUC12 Number060102040406
Map
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Collection Year1978
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statuslocally established
Reference 1
Ref. Number:705
Author:Etnier, D.A., and W.C. Starnes.
Date:1993
Title:The fishes of Tennessee.
Publisher:The University of Tennessee Press
Pages:681 pp
Commentswas a very productive stream prior to the Tellico Dam being built
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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