Mississippi River at Belle Chasse, LA
Mississippi River LA USGS
Mississippi River at Belle Chasse, LA (07374525) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Mississippi River in LA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 26 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 07374525
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- LA
- Coordinates
- 29.8572, -89.9778
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyMississippi River At Belle Chasse, La has 26 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), Hardhead Catfish (Ariopsis felis), Alligator Gar (Atractosteus spatula), Sheepshead Minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), and 21 others.
- Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus
- Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felis
- Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula
- Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatus
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Golden Topminnow Fundulus chrysotus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Lowland Cichlid Herichthys carpintis
- Texas Cichlid Herichthys cyanoguttatus
- Least Killifish Heterandria formosa
- Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Bantam Sunfish Lepomis symmetricus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Largemouth Bass Complex Micropterus salmoides
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinna
- Black Drum Pogonias cromis
- Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (European 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
- 26 species
- from 127 individual records
- Observed
- Apr 23, 2018 – Jul 22, 2026
- 127 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 127 records