ECORSE RIVER AT DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI

ECORSE RIVER MI USGS

ECORSE RIVER AT DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI (04168580) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the ECORSE 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. 21 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 04168580
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: MI
Coordinates: 42.2695, -83.2897

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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.

Channel Catfish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Daily limit
  10
  
  Size rule
  12"
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Daily limit
  5
  
  Size rule
  15"
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
Yellow Perch Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Daily limit
  25
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
American Gizzard Shad No season data
Black Bullhead No season data
Bluegill No season data
Central Mudminnow No season data
Common Shiner No season data
Common Sunfishes No season data
Creek Chub No season data
European Carp No season data
Fathead Minnow No season data
Golden Shiner No season data
Goldfish No season data
Green Sunfish No season data
Pumpkinseed No season data
Pumpkinseed × Bluegill No season data
Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish No season data
Rock Bass No season data
Round Goby No season data
White Perch No season data

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

Community observations nearby

Ecorse River At Dearborn Heights, Mi has 21 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), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), American Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), and 16 others.

Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
Common Sunfishes Lepomis
Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus × cyanellus
Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
White Perch Morone americana
Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
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: 21 species; from 39 individual records
Observed: Jul 22, 2019 – Aug 2, 2026; 39 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 39 records