Atchafalaya River at Simmesport, LA

Atchafalaya River LA USGS

Atchafalaya River at Simmesport, LA (07381490) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Atchafalaya River in LA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 5 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
07381490
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
LA
Coordinates
30.9825, -91.7983

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Atchafalaya River At Simmesport, La has 5 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Blue Catfish (Ictalurus furcatus), Smallmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus bubalus), Black Buffalo (Ictiobus niger), Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus).

One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Black 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
5 species
from 5 individual records
Observed
Jun 29, 2010 – Dec 16, 2020
5 dated records

Sources