Calcasieu River at Hwy 171 at Moss Bluff, LA
Calcasieu River LA USGS
Calcasieu River at Hwy 171 at Moss Bluff, LA (08015910) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Calcasieu 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. 52 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 08015910
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- LA
- Coordinates
- 30.2861, -93.1889
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyCalcasieu River At Hwy 171 At Moss Bluff, La has 52 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), Western Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus gibbosus), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), and 47 others.
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Western Pirate Perch Aphredoderus gibbosus
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Gafftopsail Catfish Bagre marinus
- Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronus
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- Sand Weakfish Cynoscion arenarius
- Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatus
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- Fat Sleeper Dormitator maculatus
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Banded Pygmy Sunfish Elassoma zonatum
- American Pickerel Esox americanus
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Swamp Darter Etheostoma fusiforme
- Western Starhead Topminnow Fundulus blairae
- Golden Topminnow Fundulus chrysotus
- Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandis
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Bayou Topminnow Fundulus pulvereus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Least Killifish Heterandria formosa
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
- Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurus
- Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Plains Longear Sunfish Lepomis aquilensis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Coppernose Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus purpurascens
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Redspotted Sunfish Lepomis miniatus
- Bantam Sunfish Lepomis symmetricus
- Rainwater Killifish Lucania parva
- Inland Silverside Menidia beryllina
- Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus
- Sea Mullet Mugil cephalus
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigma
- Bigscale Logperch Percina macrolepida
- Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinna
- Black Drum Pogonias cromis
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish). 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
- 52 species
- from 162 individual records
- Observed
- Oct 20, 2012 – Jun 16, 2026
- 162 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 162 records