Bayou Lacassine near Lake Arthur, LA
Bayou Lacassine LA USGS
Bayou Lacassine near Lake Arthur, LA (08012470) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Bayou Lacassine 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. 21 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 08012470
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- LA
- Coordinates
- 30.0700, -92.8789
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyBayou Lacassine Near Lake Arthur, La has 21 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), Alligator Gar (Atractosteus spatula), Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), and 16 others.
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Western Pirate Perch Aphredoderus gibbosus
- Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- Banded Pygmy Sunfish Elassoma zonatum
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
- Swamp Darter Etheostoma fusiforme
- Western Starhead Topminnow Fundulus blairae
- Golden Topminnow Fundulus chrysotus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Least Killifish Heterandria formosa
- Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix non-native
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Dollar Sunfish Lepomis marginatus
- Redspotted Sunfish Lepomis miniatus
- Bantam Sunfish Lepomis symmetricus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Sea Mullet Mugil cephalus
- Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus
2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Grass Carp, Silver 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
- 21 species
- from 42 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 3, 2018 – Apr 24, 2026
- 42 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 42 records