RIVER ROUGE AT SOUTHFIELD, MI
RIVER ROUGE MI USGS
RIVER ROUGE AT SOUTHFIELD, MI (04166100) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the RIVER ROUGE 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. 24 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04166100
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- MI
- Coordinates
- 42.4475, -83.2974
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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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Black Bullhead No season data
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Black Crappie No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Bluntnose Minnow No season data
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Central Stoneroller 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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European Carp No season data
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Golden Shiner 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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Least Darter No season data
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Mottled Sculpin No season data
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Northern Hog Sucker No season data
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Rainbow Darter No season data
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Rainbow Trout No season data
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Redside Dace No season data
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Western Blacknose Dace No season data
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White Sucker 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 nearbyRiver Rouge At Southfield, 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), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus), Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii), and 19 others.
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Redside Dace Clinostomus elongatus
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Least Darter Etheostoma microperca
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (European Carp). 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 82 individual records
- Observed
- Feb 14, 1978 – Jul 30, 2026
- 82 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 82 records