VERMILLION RIVER NEAR EMPIRE, MN

VERMILLION RIVER MN USGS

VERMILLION RIVER NEAR EMPIRE, MN (05345000) is a real-time river monitoring station on the VERMILLION 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. 29 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
05345000
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
MN
Coordinates
44.6666, -93.0549

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Vermillion River Near Empire, Mn has 29 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Bullheads (Ameiurus), Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus), and 24 others.

2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, 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
29 species
from 95 individual records
Observed
Jun 19, 2011 – Aug 12, 2026
95 dated records

Sources