Vermilion River near Lafayette, LA
Vermilion River LA USGS
Vermilion River near Lafayette, LA (07386850) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Vermilion River 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. 39 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 07386850
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- LA
- Coordinates
- 30.2194, -91.9560
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyVermilion River Near Lafayette, La has 39 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Weed Shiner (Alburnops texanus), Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Western Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus gibbosus), and 34 others.
- Weed Shiner Alburnops texanus
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Western Pirate Perch Aphredoderus gibbosus
- Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- Western Blacktail Shiner Cyprinella venusta
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Golden Topminnow Fundulus chrysotus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Least Killifish Heterandria formosa
- Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
- Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Plains Longear Sunfish Lepomis aquilensis
- Plains Longear Sunfish × Bluegill Lepomis aquilensis × macrochirus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Warmouth × Bluegill Lepomis gulosus × macrochirus
- Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Redspotted Sunfish Lepomis miniatus
- Bantam Sunfish Lepomis symmetricus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Largemouth Bass Complex Micropterus salmoides
- Yellow Bass Morone mississippiensis
- Sea Mullet Mugil cephalus
- Pugnose Minnow Opsopoeodus emiliae
- Bullhead Minnow Pimephales vigilax
- Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinna
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus
2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, 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
- 39 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Apr 24, 2022 – Aug 16, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records