1998년 3월부터 1999년 2월까지 원주천에서 어류상과 어류군집 동태를 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 채집된 어류는 총 8과 24종이었으며 이중 한국특산종이 8종으로 전체종의 33.3%를 차지하였다. 원주천 전 조사지점에서 출현한 어종 중 Moroco oxycephalus(30.7%), Zacco platypus(29.6%), Carassius auratus(10%), Pseudogobio esocinus(9.4%), Rhinogobius brunneus(3.6%)가 우점하였다. Hemibarbus longirostris, Pungtungia herzi, Squalidus japonicus coreanus, Zacco temmincki, Cobitis rotundicaudata, Silurus asotus, Silurus microdorsalis 및 Micropterus salmoides 등은 상대풍부도가 0.1% 이하인 희소종 이었다. 각 조사지점별 우점종은 M. oxycephlus (St. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6), Z. platypus(St. 4), C. auratus(St. 7)등 이었다. 군집분석 결과 St. 3이 가장 다양한 상태를 나타내었다. Coreoleuciscus splendidus와 Coreopera herzi는 본 조사에서 출현하지 않았고 Microphysogobio yaluensis, Liobagrus andersoni, Cottus poecilopus, R. brunneus 등은 급격한 감소 추세를 나타내었다. 증가 추세에 있는 대표적인 종은 C. carpio, C. auratus, P. esocinus, M. oxycephalus, Z. platypus 등이다.
The dynamic of fish community was investigated in the Wonju stream from March 1998 to February 1999. The collected species during the surveyed period were 24 species belonging to eight families. Eight species (33%) of them were endemic species of Korea. According to relative abundance in the studied areas, Moroco oxycephalus (30.7%), Zacco platypus (29.6%), Carassius auratus (10%), Pseudogobio esocinus (9.4%) and Rhinogobius brunneus (3.6%) dominated. Hemibarbus longirostris, Pungtungia herzi, Squalidus japonicus coreanus, Zacco temmincki, Cobitis rotundicaudata, Silurus asotus, Silurus microdorsalis and Micropterus salmoides were rare to the areas, which occupied less than 0.1% in relative abundance. Dominant species was M. oxycephalus (Kumda-ri, Kwanseol-dong, Hanggu-dong, heongyang-ri), Z. platypus (Gaeun-dong) and C. auratus (Jusan-ri). It was revealed by the analysis of community that St. 3 was the most diverse among all study stations. Coreoleuciscus splendidus and Coreopera herzi have been assumed vanished in the Wonju stream. The species occurring in suddenly decreasing trend were Microphysogobio yaluensis, Liobagrus andersoni, Cottus poecilopus and R. brunneus. The species occurring in representative increasing trend were Cyprinus carpio, C. auratus, P. esocinus, M. oxycephalus, and Z. platypus.
