CLINTON RIVER AT AUBURN HILLS, MI
CLINTON RIVER MI USGS
CLINTON RIVER AT AUBURN HILLS, MI (04161000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the CLINTON 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
- 04161000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- MI
- Coordinates
- 42.6334, -83.2244
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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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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 2026-09-11 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
Sampled at this station's reachClinton River At Auburn Hills, MI has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling at this monitoring station's reach (COMID 13184584). The dataset includes 20 species with recorded observations.
Species include: rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris), black bullhead (Ameiurus melas), brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), central stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), white sucker (Catostomus commersonii), and 15 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Logperch Percina caprodes
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
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
- 20 species
- from 20 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 22, 2017 – Sep 22, 2017
- 20 dated records