PAW PAW RIVER AT RIVERSIDE, MI
PAW PAW RIVER MI USGS
PAW PAW RIVER AT RIVERSIDE, MI (04102500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the PAW PAW 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. 20 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04102500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- MI
- Coordinates
- 42.1864, -86.3689
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Fishing regulations
MI 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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Channel Catfish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 10
- Size rule
- 12"
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Alewife No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Central Mudminnow No season data
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Common Sunfishes 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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Freshwater Sculpins No season data
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Golden Shiner No season data
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Grass Pickerel No season data
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Green Sunfish No season data
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Largemouth Bass No season data
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Mottled Sculpin No season data
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Northern Starhead Topminnow No season data
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Rainbow Darter No season data
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Round Goby No season data
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Spottail Shiner No season data
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Tadpole Madtom No season data
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Western Pirate Perch 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 nearbyPaw Paw River At Riverside, Mi has 20 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), Western Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus gibbosus), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Freshwater Sculpins (Cottus), Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii), and 15 others.
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
- Western Pirate Perch Aphredoderus gibbosus
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Freshwater Sculpins Cottus
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Northern Starhead Topminnow Fundulus dispar
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
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
- 20 species
- from 38 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 4, 2020 – Aug 8, 2026
- 38 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 38 records