GALIEN RIVER NEAR SAWYER, MI

GALIEN RIVER MI USGS

GALIEN RIVER NEAR SAWYER, MI (04096015) is a real-time river monitoring station on the GALIEN RIVER in MI, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 23 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
04096015
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
MI
Coordinates
41.8737, -86.5750

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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.

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

Galien River Near Sawyer, Mi has 23 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), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis), and 18 others.

2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (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
23 species
from 37 individual records
Observed
Sep 11, 2017 – May 24, 2026
37 dated records

Sources