MENOMINEE RIVER AT WHITE RAPIDS DAM NEAR BANAT, MI

MENOMINEE RIVER MI USGS

MENOMINEE RIVER AT WHITE RAPIDS DAM NEAR BANAT, MI (04066030) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the MENOMINEE RIVER in MI, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 11 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 04066030
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: MI
Coordinates: 45.4819, -87.8022

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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.

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
Bluegill No season data
Brook Stickleback No season data
Common Logperch No season data
Common Shiner No season data
Fantail Darter No season data
Lake Sturgeon No season data Details Close
- Period not confirmed
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
Rock Bass No season data
Rosyface Shiner No season data
Shorthead Redhorse No season data
Smallmouth Bass No season data

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 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

Menominee River At White Rapids Dam Near Banat, Mi has 11 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), Brook Stickleback (Culaea inconstans), Fantail Darter (Etheostoma flabellare), Lake Sturgeon (Huso fulvescens), Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), and 6 others.

Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
Lake Sturgeon Huso fulvescens
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus
Common Logperch Percina caprodes
Walleye Sander vitreus

Where these records come from

Evidence: Community observations nearby; Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records: 11 species; from 12 individual records
Observed: Aug 2, 2017 – Jul 20, 2025; 12 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 12 records

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