OHIO RIVER AT OLMSTED, IL
OHIO RIVER IL USGS
OHIO RIVER AT OLMSTED, IL (03612600) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the OHIO 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. 54 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03612600
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 37.1792, -89.0584
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyOhio River At Olmsted, Il 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: Skipjack Shad (Alosa chrysochloris), Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Western Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus gibbosus), and 49 others.
- Skipjack Shad Alosa chrysochloris
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Western Pirate Perch Aphredoderus gibbosus
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Flier Centrarchus macropterus
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenense
- Banded Pygmy Sunfish Elassoma zonatum
- Western Creek Chubsucker Erimyzon claviformis
- Lake Chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
- Mud Darter Etheostoma asprigene
- Bluntnose Darter Etheostoma chlorosoma
- Slough Darter Etheostoma gracile
- Cypress Darter Etheostoma proeliare
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Goldeye Hiodon alosoides
- Mississippi Silvery Minnow Hybognathus nuchalis
- Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix non-native
- Bighead Carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis non-native
- Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
- Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Hardy Silverside Labidesthes vanhyningi
- Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Redspotted Sunfish Lepomis miniatus
- Bantam Sunfish Lepomis symmetricus
- Mississippi Silverside Menidia audens
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Spotted Sucker Minytrema melanops
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Taillight Shiner Notropis maculatus
- Pugnose Minnow Opsopoeodus emiliae
- Silverband Shiner Paranotropis shumardi
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Bullhead Minnow Pimephales vigilax
- American Paddlefish Polyodon spathula
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
3 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Grass Carp, Silver Carp, Bighead 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
- 54 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 1, 2019 – Jul 13, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records