Turtle Bayou at I-10 nr Hankamer, TX
Turtle Bayou TX USGS
Turtle Bayou at I-10 nr Hankamer, TX (08067280) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Turtle Bayou in TX, 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. 17 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 08067280
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- TX
- Coordinates
- 29.8406, -94.6542
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Fishing regulations
TX state-wide default defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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Largemouth Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5 fish for any combination of largemouth, smallmouth, Alabama, Guadalupe, and spotted bass
- Size rule
- 14 inches
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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White Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25
- Size rule
- 10 inches
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Alligator Gar No season data
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American Gizzard Shad No season data
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Atlantic Needlefish No season data
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Bantam Sunfish No season data
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Blue Catfish No season data
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Eyetail Bowfin No season data
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Freshwater Drum No season data
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Golden Topminnow No season data
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Gulf Killifish No season data
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Lake Chubsucker No season data
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Sailfin Molly No season data
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Sheepshead Minnow No season data
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Smallmouth Buffalo No season data
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Spotted Gar No season data
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Western Mosquitofish No season data
Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/Chicago
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Texas Outdoor Annual Freshwater Fishing Regulations (TPWD) before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyTurtle Bayou At I-10 Nr Hankamer, Tx has 17 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Alligator Gar (Atractosteus spatula), Sheepshead Minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus), American Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), and 12 others.
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula
- Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatus
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Lake Chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta
- Golden Topminnow Fundulus chrysotus
- Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandis
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
- Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
- Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus
- Bantam Sunfish Lepomis symmetricus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinna
- Atlantic Needlefish Strongylura marina
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 17 species
- from 43 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 18, 2014 – Apr 26, 2026
- 43 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 43 records