TITTABAWASSEE RIVER AT SANFORD, MI
TITTABAWASSEE RIVER MI USGS
TITTABAWASSEE RIVER AT SANFORD, MI (04153300) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the TITTABAWASSEE 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. 16 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04153300
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- MI
- Coordinates
- 43.6770, -84.3825
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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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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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Bluegill No season data
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Common Logperch No season data
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Common Shiner No season data
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Creek Chub No season data
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Eyetail Bowfin No season data
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Green Sunfish No season data
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Greengill Sunfish No season data
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Johnny Darter No season data
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Largemouth Bass No season data
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Logperch × Blackside Darter No season data
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Pumpkinseed × Bluegill No season data
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Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish No season data
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Rainbow Darter No season data
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Smallmouth Bass 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 nearbyTittabawassee River At Sanford, Mi has 16 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Northern Pike (Esox lucius), Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum), Johnny Darter (Etheostoma nigrum), Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), and 11 others.
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus × cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Logperch × Blackside Darter Percina caprodes × maculata
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 16 species
- from 25 individual records
- Observed
- Oct 10, 1996 – May 6, 2026
- 25 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 25 records
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