LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER NEAR COURTLAND, MN

LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER MN USGS

LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER NEAR COURTLAND, MN (05317200) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the LITTLE COTTONWOOD 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. 13 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 05317200
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: MN
Coordinates: 44.2466, -94.3390

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Little Cottonwood River Near Courtland, Mn has 13 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), Bigmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus), Shortnose Gar (Lepisosteus platostomus), and 8 others.

Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus
Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus
Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
White Bass Morone chrysops
Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
Shovelnose Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus

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: 13 species; from 26 individual records
Observed: May 29, 2019 – Aug 8, 2026; 26 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 26 records