OTTER TAIL RIVER NEAR ELIZABETH, MN
OTTER TAIL RIVER MN USGS
OTTER TAIL RIVER NEAR ELIZABETH, MN (05030500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the OTTER TAIL RIVER in MN, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 17 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05030500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- MN
- Coordinates
- 46.3695, -96.0171
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyOtter Tail River Near Elizabeth, Mn has 17 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Weed Shiner (Alburnops texanus), Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), Iowa Darter (Etheostoma exile), and 12 others.
- Weed Shiner Alburnops texanus
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
- Least Darter Etheostoma microperca
- Goldeye Hiodon alosoides
- Lake Sturgeon Huso fulvescens
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus × cyanellus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Greater Redhorse Moxostoma valenciennesi
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
- 17 species
- from 25 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 28, 2013 – Jul 18, 2026
- 25 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 25 records