Hickory Branch nr Kernan, LA
Hickory Branch LA USGS
Hickory Branch nr Kernan, LA (08016600) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Hickory Branch 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. 16 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 08016600
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- LA
- Coordinates
- 30.5014, -93.2796
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyHickory Branch Nr Kernan, 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: Weed Shiner (Alburnops texanus), Western Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus gibbosus), Western Blacktail Shiner (Cyprinella venusta), American Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), Blackspotted Topminnow (Fundulus olivaceus), and 11 others.
- Weed Shiner Alburnops texanus
- Western Pirate Perch Aphredoderus gibbosus
- Western Blacktail Shiner Cyprinella venusta
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Blackspotted Topminnow Fundulus olivaceus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Plains Longear Sunfish Lepomis aquilensis
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Dollar Sunfish Lepomis marginatus
- Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus
- Freckled Madtom Noturus nocturnus
- Dusky Darter Percina sciera
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 32 individual records
- Observed
- May 27, 2017 – Jun 1, 2026
- 32 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 32 records