Vermilion River at Hwy 733 near Lafayette, LA

Vermilion River LA USGS

Vermilion River at Hwy 733 near Lafayette, LA (07386940) 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. 36 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
07386940
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
LA
Coordinates
30.1419, -92.0757

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Vermilion River At Hwy 733 Near Lafayette, La has 36 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), and 31 others.

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
36 species
from 200 individual records
Observed
Mar 26, 2019 – Jul 5, 2026
200 dated records

Sources