RED CEDAR RIVER AT EAST LANSING, MI

RED CEDAR RIVER MI USGS

RED CEDAR RIVER AT EAST LANSING, MI (04112500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the RED CEDAR 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. 22 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
04112500
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
MI
Coordinates
42.7272, -84.4780

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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

Sampled at this station's reach

Red Cedar River At East Lansing, MI has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling at this monitoring station's reach (COMID 12242482). The dataset includes 22 species with recorded observations.

Species include: rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris), yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), central stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), white sucker (Catostomus commersonii), mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdii), and 17 others.

Where these records come from

Evidence
Sampled at this station's reach
Fish were sampled directly on the river reach this gauge sits on, so these species were recorded at this spot rather than inferred.
Records
22 species
from 22 individual records
Observed
Jul 30, 2003 – Jul 30, 2003
22 dated records

Sources