OHIO RIVER AT WATER TOWER AT LOUISVILLE, KY
OHIO RIVER KY USGS
OHIO RIVER AT WATER TOWER AT LOUISVILLE, KY (03292494) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the OHIO RIVER 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. 38 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03292494
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- KY
- Coordinates
- 38.2812, -85.7022
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyOhio River At Water Tower At Louisville, Ky has 38 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Skipjack Shad (Alosa chrysochloris), Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), and 33 others.
- Skipjack Shad Alosa chrysochloris
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Orangethroat Darter Etheostoma spectabile
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix non-native
- Bighead Carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis non-native
- Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Striped Shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus
- Scarlet Shiner Lythrurus fasciolaris
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- White × Striped Bass Morone chrysops × saxatilis
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Sauger Sander canadensis
- Shovelnose Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
4 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Grass Carp, European Carp, Silver Carp, Bighead Carp). 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
- 38 species
- from 171 individual records
- Observed
- Oct 2, 2009 – Aug 14, 2026
- 171 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 171 records