KAWKAWLIN RIVER AT STATE PARK DR AT BAY CITY, MI
KAWKAWLIN RIVER MI USGS
KAWKAWLIN RIVER AT STATE PARK DR AT BAY CITY, MI (04143600) is a real-time river monitoring station on the KAWKAWLIN RIVER in MI, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 24 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04143600
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- MI
- Coordinates
- 43.6516, -83.8978
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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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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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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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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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American Gizzard Shad No season data
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Black Bullhead No season data
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Blackside Darter No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Central Mudminnow No season data
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Emerald Shiner No season data
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European Carp No season data
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European Carp × Goldfish No season data
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Eyetail Bowfin No season data
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Freshwater Drum No season data
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Goldfish No season data
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Greengill Sunfish No season data
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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 No season data
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Longnose Gar No season data
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Northern Sunfish No season data
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Pikes No season data
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Round Goby No season data
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White 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 nearbyKawkawlin River At State Park Dr At Bay City, Mi has 24 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), and 19 others.
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- European Carp × Goldfish Cyprinus carpio × Carassius auratus
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Pikes Esox
- Lake Sturgeon Huso fulvescens
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Northern Sunfish Lepomis peltastes
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White Perch Morone americana
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Blackside Darter Percina maculata
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
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
- 24 species
- from 72 individual records
- Observed
- Aug 30, 2008 – Jun 11, 2026
- 72 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 72 records