The warm-water habitats are typically found some distance from the stream's inception in this region. These streams are the largest rivers in the Sand Hills such as the lower sections of the Loup River system, and the Dismal, Calamus, and Cedar rivers. Typically, these streams have fish faunas not unlike larger rivers in eastern Nebraska. Fish species that predominate in these sand-braided channels include the channel catfish, red shiner, sand shiner, flathead chub, river carpsucker, carp, and shorthead redhorse. Samples are indicative of different aquatic habitats found in the region.
Numbers indicate individuals of each species.