MASSAC CREEK NEAR PADUCAH, KY
MASSAC CREEK KY USGS
MASSAC CREEK NEAR PADUCAH, KY (03611260) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the MASSAC 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. 34 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03611260
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- KY
- Coordinates
- 37.0414, -88.7109
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyMassac Creek Near Paducah, Ky has 34 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Western Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus gibbosus), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Largescale Stoneroller (Campostoma oligolepis), River Carpsucker (Carpiodes carpio), and 29 others.
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Western Pirate Perch Aphredoderus gibbosus
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Largescale Stoneroller Campostoma oligolepis
- River Carpsucker Carpiodes carpio
- Flier Centrarchus macropterus
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- Steelcolor Shiner Cyprinella whipplei
- Silverjaw Minnow Ericymba buccata
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Bluntnose Darter Etheostoma chlorosoma
- Slough Darter Etheostoma gracile
- Blackspotted Topminnow Fundulus olivaceus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- 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
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus
- Plains Sand Shiner Miniellus missuriensis
- Spotted Sucker Minytrema melanops
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Suckermouth Minnow Phenacobius mirabilis
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Grass 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
- 34 species
- from 58 individual records
- Observed
- Oct 9, 2016 – Jul 30, 2026
- 58 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 58 records