PRAIRIE CREEK NEAR CANNON FALLS, MN
PRAIRIE CREEK MN USGS
PRAIRIE CREEK NEAR CANNON FALLS, MN (05355080) is a real-time river monitoring station on the PRAIRIE CREEK in MN, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 33 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05355080
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- MN
- Coordinates
- 44.4717, -93.0036
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyPrairie Creek Near Cannon Falls, Mn has 33 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), Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Northern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus eos), and 28 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos
- Southern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus erythrogaster
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Mooneye Hiodon tergisus
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Northern Pearl Dace Margariscus nachtriebi
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Plains Sand Shiner Miniellus missuriensis
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Carmine Shiner Notropis percobromus
- Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- 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
- 33 species
- from 71 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 17, 2017 – Aug 16, 2026
- 71 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 71 records