CLINTON RIVER AT STERLING HEIGHTS, MI

CLINTON RIVER MI USGS

CLINTON RIVER AT STERLING HEIGHTS, MI (04161820) 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. 12 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
04161820
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
MI
Coordinates
42.6145, -83.0266

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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

Clinton River At Sterling Heights, MI has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling at this monitoring station's reach (COMID 13184592). The dataset includes 12 species with recorded observations.

Species include: rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris), white sucker (Catostomus commersonii), gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), greenside darter (Etheostoma blennioides), johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum), and 7 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
12 species
from 12 individual records
Observed
Aug 29, 2016 – Aug 29, 2016
12 dated records

Sources