MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR LAC QUI PARLE, MN

MINNESOTA RIVER MN USGS

MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR LAC QUI PARLE, MN (05301000) is a real-time river monitoring station on the MINNESOTA RIVER in MN, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 14 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
05301000
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
MN
Coordinates
45.0212, -95.8685

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Minnesota River Near Lac Qui Parle, Mn has 14 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), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Spotfin Shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), Northern Pike (Esox lucius), and 9 others.

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
14 species
from 30 individual records
Observed
Aug 29, 2017 – May 3, 2025
30 dated records

Sources