Old Ward Crk Div. at Highland Rd. nr Baton Rouge
Old Ward Creek LA USGS
Old Ward Crk Div. at Highland Rd. nr Baton Rouge (07379075) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Old Ward Creek in LA, 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. 28 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 07379075
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- LA
- Coordinates
- 30.3552, -91.0151
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyOld Ward Crk Div. At Highland Rd. Nr Baton Rouge has 28 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), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Western Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus gibbosus), Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), Threadfin Shad (Dorosoma petenense), and 23 others.
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Western Pirate Perch Aphredoderus gibbosus
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenense
- Banded Pygmy Sunfish Elassoma zonatum
- Golden Topminnow Fundulus chrysotus
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Least Killifish Heterandria formosa
- Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus
- Plains Longear Sunfish Lepomis aquilensis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Bluegill × Redear Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × microlophus
- Dollar Sunfish Lepomis marginatus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Redspotted Sunfish Lepomis miniatus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinna
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Hogchoker Trinectes maculatus
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
- 28 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 10, 2019 – Aug 12, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records