WEST HICKMAN CR AT VETERANS PARK NR LEXINGTON, KY

WEST HICKMAN CREEK KY USGS

WEST HICKMAN CR AT VETERANS PARK NR LEXINGTON, KY (03284552) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the WEST HICKMAN CREEK in KY, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 24 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 03284552
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: KY
Coordinates: 37.9578, -84.5011

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

West Hickman Cr At Veterans Park Nr Lexington, Ky has 24 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Goldfish (Carassius auratus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Spotfin Shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera), American Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), Greenside Darter (Etheostoma blennioides), and 19 others.

Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
Orangethroat Darter Etheostoma spectabile
Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Northern Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus
Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis
Striped Shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
Common Logperch Percina caprodes
Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
Sailfin Catfishes Pterygoplichthys
Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus

One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish). Records show what has been observed near this station, not what is native to the watershed.

Where these records come from

Evidence: Community observations nearby; Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records: 24 species; from 129 individual records
Observed: Apr 23, 2017 – Jun 29, 2026; 129 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 129 records