KALAMAZOO RIVER AT NEW RICHMOND, MI
KALAMAZOO RIVER MI USGS
KALAMAZOO RIVER AT NEW RICHMOND, MI (04108660) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the KALAMAZOO 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. 52 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04108660
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- MI
- Coordinates
- 42.6509, -86.1067
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Fishing regulations
MI state-wide default defaultSpecies regulated in this area
These are species and groups covered by the applicable area rules, not a claim that they occur at this station.
Default rules for this area. A grey row means the current season status is not confirmed by this release.
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Burbot Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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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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Cisco, Lake Whitefish, Round Whitefish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 10
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Flathead Catfish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 15"
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Northern Pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 2
- Size rule
- 24"
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Smelt Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Sunfishes Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 15"
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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White Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Yellow Perch Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Lake Sturgeon No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 14"
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Muskellunge (including Tiger Muskellunge) No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Size rule
- 42" (See NOTE 4 for exceptions)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-10-26 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 nearbyKalamazoo River At New Richmond, Mi has 52 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), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), and 47 others.
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Bullheads Ameiurus
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Western Pirate Perch Aphredoderus gibbosus
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Longnose Sucker Catostomus catostomus
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- American Pickerel Esox americanus
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Lake Sturgeon Huso fulvescens
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus × cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Warmouth × Bluegill Lepomis gulosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Northern Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White Perch Morone americana
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Blackside Darter Percina maculata
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- 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
- 52 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 3, 2014 – Jul 28, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records
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