ST. JOSEPH RIVER NEAR FORT WAYNE, IN
ST. JOSEPH RIVER IN USGS
ST. JOSEPH RIVER NEAR FORT WAYNE, IN (04180500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the ST. JOSEPH RIVER in IN, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and publishes a 7-day flow forecast so anglers know when conditions line up. 37 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04180500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IN
- Coordinates
- 41.1674, -85.0741
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbySt. Joseph River Near Fort Wayne, In has 37 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), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii), Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), and 32 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Sand Shiner Miniellus stramineus
- Spotted Sucker Minytrema melanops
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
- River Chub Nocomis micropogon
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Dusky Darter Percina sciera
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Grass 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
- 37 species
- from 74 individual records
- Observed
- Apr 2, 2020 – Aug 9, 2026
- 74 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 74 records