WHETSTONE BROOK AT ALTAMONT ST AT MARQUETTE, MI

WHETSTONE BROOK MI USGS

WHETSTONE BROOK AT ALTAMONT ST AT MARQUETTE, MI (04044090) is a real-time river monitoring station on the WHETSTONE BROOK in MI, 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. 45 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 04044090
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: MI
Coordinates: 46.5388, -87.4040

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Fishing regulations

MI state-wide default default

Default area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.

MI state-wide default default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.

Burbot Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Daily limit
  5
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
Northern Pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Daily limit
  2
  
  Size rule
  24"
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Daily limit
  5
  
  Size rule
  15"
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
Yellow Perch Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Daily limit
  25
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
Black Crappie No season data
Bluntnose Minnow No season data
Brook Stickleback No season data
Brook Trout No season data
Brown Bullhead No season data
Brown Trout No season data
Chinook Salmon No season data
Coho Salmon No season data
Common Shiner No season data
Creek Chub No season data
Emerald Shiner No season data
Fathead Minnow No season data
Finescale Dace No season data
Golden Shiner No season data
Goldfish No season data
Green Sunfish No season data
Hornyhead Chub No season data
Iowa Darter No season data
Johnny Darter No season data
Lake Chub No season data
Lake Trout No season data
Largemouth Bass No season data
Mottled Sculpin No season data
Ninespine Stickleback No season data
Northern Pearl Dace No season data
Northern Redbelly Dace No season data
Pink Salmon No season data
Pumpkinseed No season data
Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish No season data
Rainbow Trout No season data
Rock Bass No season data
Round Whitefish No season data
Salmons And Trouts No season data
Silver Redhorse No season data
Slimy Sculpin No season data
Smallmouth Bass No season data
Splake No season data
Spottail Shiner No season data
Threespine Stickleback No season data
Western Blacknose Dace No season data
White Sucker No season data

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-11 in America/Detroit

Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Michigan Fishing Regulations before fishing.

Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Whetstone Brook At Altamont St At Marquette, Mi has 45 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Northern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus eos), and 40 others.

Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos
Finescale Dace Chrosomus neogaeus
Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
Slimy Sculpin Cottus cognatus
Lake Chub Couesius plumbeus
Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
Northern Pike Esox lucius
Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus
Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus × cyanellus
Burbot Lota lota
Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
Northern Pearl Dace Margariscus nachtriebi
Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Round Whitefish Prosopium cylindraceum
Ninespine Stickleback Pungitius pungitius
Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
Brown Trout Salmo trutta
Salmons And Trouts Salmoninae
Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush
Splake Salvelinus namaycush × fontinalis
Walleye Sander vitreus
Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus

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: 45 species; from 167 individual records
Observed: Nov 25, 2007 – Aug 17, 2026; 167 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 167 records