Calcasieu River near Kinder, LA

Calcasieu River LA USGS

Calcasieu River near Kinder, LA (08015500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Calcasieu 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. 16 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
08015500
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
LA
Coordinates
30.5026, -92.9154

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Calcasieu River Near Kinder, La has 16 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Scaly Sand Darter (Ammocrypta vivax), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Western Blacktail Shiner (Cyprinella venusta), American Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), Banded Pygmy Sunfish (Elassoma zonatum), and 11 others.

Where these records come from

Evidence
Community observations nearby
Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records
16 species
from 28 individual records
Observed
May 18, 2018 – Jun 8, 2026
28 dated records

Sources