Vermilion River at Surrey St. at Lafayette, LA
Vermilion River LA USGS
Vermilion River at Surrey St. at Lafayette, LA (07386880) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Vermilion 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. 40 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 07386880
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- LA
- Coordinates
- 30.2174, -91.9929
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyVermilion River At Surrey St. At Lafayette, La has 40 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 35 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
- Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenense
- 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
- 40 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Apr 23, 2022 – Aug 16, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records