MENOMONEE RIVER AT WAUWATOSA, WI
MENOMONEE RIVER WI USGS
MENOMONEE RIVER AT WAUWATOSA, WI (04087120) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the MENOMONEE RIVER in WI, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 40 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04087120
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- WI
- Coordinates
- 43.0456, -87.9997
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Fishing regulations
WI 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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Alewife No season data
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American Gizzard Shad 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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Blackstripe Topminnow No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Bluntnose Minnow No season data
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Brook Stickleback No season data
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Brook Trout No season data
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Brown Trout No season data
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Bullheads No season data
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Burbot No season data
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Central Stoneroller No season data
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Chinook Salmon No season data
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Coho Salmon No season data
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Common Shiner No season data
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Common Sunfishes No season data
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Creek Chub No season data
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European Carp No season data
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Freshwater Drum No season data
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Golden Shiner No season data
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Goldfish No season data
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Green Sunfish No season data
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Hornyhead Chub No season data
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Johnny Darter No season data
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Lake Sturgeon No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 1
- Possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Largemouth Bass No season data
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Pacific Salmons And Trouts No season data
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Rainbow Trout No season data
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Rock Bass No season data
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Rosyface Shiner No season data
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Round Goby No season data
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Shorthead Redhorse No season data
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Silver Redhorse No season data
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Smallmouth Bass No season data
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Spottail Shiner No season data
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Stonecat No season data
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White Sucker 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 Wisconsin Hook and Line Fishing Regulations before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyMenomonee River At Wauwatosa, Wi has 40 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Bullheads (Ameiurus), Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), and 35 others.
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Bullheads Ameiurus
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Lake Sturgeon Huso fulvescens
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Burbot Lota lota
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Pacific Salmons And Trouts Oncorhynchus
- Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
3 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, European Carp, Round Goby). 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
- 40 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Apr 8, 2023 – Aug 15, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records