CACHE RIVER AT FORMAN, IL
CACHE RIVER IL USGS
CACHE RIVER AT FORMAN, IL (03612000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the CACHE RIVER in IL, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 46 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03612000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 37.3350, -88.9253
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyCache River At Forman, Il has 46 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Western Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus gibbosus), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), and 41 others.
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Western Pirate Perch Aphredoderus gibbosus
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- Flier Centrarchus macropterus
- Banded Sculpin Cottus carolinae
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- Steelcolor Shiner Cyprinella whipplei
- Banded Pygmy Sunfish Elassoma zonatum
- Lake Chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta
- American Pickerel Esox americanus
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
- Bluntnose Darter Etheostoma chlorosoma
- Slough Darter Etheostoma gracile
- Stripetail Darter Etheostoma kennicotti
- Shawnee Hills Cavefish Forbesichthys papilliferus
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Blackspotted Topminnow Fundulus olivaceus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix non-native
- Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus
- Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Green Sunfish × Warmouth Lepomis cyanellus × gulosus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Bantam Sunfish Lepomis symmetricus
- Redfin Shiner Lythrurus umbratilis
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus
- Taillight Shiner Notropis maculatus
- Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus
- Pugnose Minnow Opsopoeodus emiliae
- Blackside Darter Percina maculata
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- American Paddlefish Polyodon spathula
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
3 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, Grass Carp, Silver Carp). 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
- 46 species
- from 176 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 5, 2006 – May 9, 2026
- 176 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 176 records