West Fork Calcasieu River at Moss Bluff, LA

West Fork Calcasieu River LA USGS

West Fork Calcasieu River at Moss Bluff, LA (08017028) is a real-time river monitoring station on the West Fork 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. 54 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
08017028
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
LA
Coordinates
30.2967, -93.2488

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

West Fork Calcasieu River At Moss Bluff, La has 54 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 49 others.

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
54 species
from 187 individual records
Observed
Oct 20, 2012 – Jun 18, 2026
187 dated records

Sources