LOWER RIVER ROUGE AT WAYNE, MI
LOWER RIVER MI USGS
LOWER RIVER ROUGE AT WAYNE, MI (04167625) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the LOWER 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. 35 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04167625
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- MI
- Coordinates
- 42.2845, -83.4274
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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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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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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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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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Brook Stickleback No season data
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Brown Bullhead No season data
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Central Mudminnow No season data
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Common Shiner No season data
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Common Sunfishes 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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Fathead Minnow No season data
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Golden Shiner No season data
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Goldfish No season data
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Grass Pickerel 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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Mottled Sculpin No season data
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Northern Bluegill No season data
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Pumpkinseed × Bluegill No season data
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Rainbow Trout No season data
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Rock Bass No season data
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Round Goby No season data
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Smallmouth Bass No season data
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Spotfin Shiner No season data
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Western Blacknose Dace No season data
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White Crappie No season data
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White Perch No season data
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White Sucker No season data
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Yellow Bullhead 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 nearbyLower River Rouge At Wayne, Mi has 35 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), and 30 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Northern Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White Perch Morone americana
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- 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
- 35 species
- from 120 individual records
- Observed
- Apr 11, 2018 – Jul 30, 2026
- 120 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 120 records