OHIO RIVER AT PADUCAH, KY
OHIO RIVER KY USGS
OHIO RIVER AT PADUCAH, KY (03611000) is a real-time river monitoring station on the OHIO RIVER in KY, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 61 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03611000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- KY
- Coordinates
- 37.0895, -88.5945
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyOhio River At Paducah, Ky has 61 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: River Shiner (Alburnops blennius), Skipjack Shad (Alosa chrysochloris), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Western Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus gibbosus), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), and 56 others.
- River Shiner Alburnops blennius
- Skipjack Shad Alosa chrysochloris
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Western Pirate Perch Aphredoderus gibbosus
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Largescale Stoneroller Campostoma oligolepis
- River Carpsucker Carpiodes carpio
- Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
- Flier Centrarchus macropterus
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- Blue Sucker Cycleptus elongatus
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- Steelcolor Shiner Cyprinella whipplei
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenense
- Silverjaw Minnow Ericymba buccata
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Slough Darter Etheostoma gracile
- Blackspotted Topminnow Fundulus olivaceus
- Goldeye Hiodon alosoides
- Mississippi Silvery Minnow Hybognathus nuchalis
- Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix non-native
- Bighead Carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis non-native
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
- Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis
- Longear × Green Sunfish Lepomis megalotis × cyanellus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Striped Shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus
- Redfin Shiner Lythrurus umbratilis
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus
- Spotted Sucker Minytrema melanops
- White Perch Morone americana
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- White × Striped Bass Morone chrysops × saxatilis
- Yellow Bass Morone mississippiensis
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilis
- Sea Mullet Mugil cephalus
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Channel Shiner Paranotropis wickliffi
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- River Darter Percina shumardi
- Suckermouth Minnow Phenacobius mirabilis
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Bullhead Minnow Pimephales vigilax
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Shovelnose Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
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
- 61 species
- from 153 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 22, 2016 – Jul 30, 2026
- 153 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 153 records