Cypress Ck at Sharp Rd nr Hockley, TX
Cypress Creek TX USGS
Cypress Ck at Sharp Rd nr Hockley, TX (08068700) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Cypress Creek 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. 24 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 08068700
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- TX
- Coordinates
- 29.9211, -95.8402
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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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American Gizzard Shad No season data
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Bantam Sunfish No season data
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Black Bullhead No season data
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Black Crappie No season data
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Blue Catfish No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Bluntnose Darter No season data
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Channel Catfish No season data
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European Carp 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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Green Sunfish No season data
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Nile Tilapia No season data
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Red Shiner No season data
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Redear Sunfish No season data
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Slough Darter No season data
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Spotted Gar No season data
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Warmouth No season data
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Western Mosquitofish No season data
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Western Pirate Perch No season data
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White Crappie No season data
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Yellow Bullhead 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 nearbyCypress Ck At Sharp Rd Nr Hockley, Tx has 24 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 19 others.
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Western Pirate Perch Aphredoderus gibbosus
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Red Shiner Cyprinella lutrensis
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Bluntnose Darter Etheostoma chlorosoma
- Slough Darter Etheostoma gracile
- Golden Topminnow Fundulus chrysotus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Bantam Sunfish Lepomis symmetricus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus non-native
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (European Carp, Nile Tilapia). 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
- 24 species
- from 89 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 23, 2014 – Aug 15, 2026
- 89 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 89 records