CHIPPEWA RIVER BELOW DELLS DAM AT EAU CLAIRE, WI
CHIPPEWA RIVER WI USGS
CHIPPEWA RIVER BELOW DELLS DAM AT EAU CLAIRE, WI (05365550) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the CHIPPEWA RIVER in WI, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 23 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05365550
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- WI
- Coordinates
- 44.8226, -91.5076
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Fishing regulations
WI state-wide default defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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Black Crappie No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Common Logperch No season data
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European Carp No season data
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Eyetail Bowfin No season data
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Fantail Darter No season data
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Freshwater Drum No season data
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Golden Redhorse No season data
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Golden Shiner No season data
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Green Sunfish No season data
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Lake Sturgeon No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 1
- Possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Largemouth Bass No season data
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Mooneye No season data
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Muskellunge No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 1
- Possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Northern Hog Sucker No season data
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Northern Pike No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 5
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Period not confirmed
- Possession limit
- 10
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Rainbow Darter No season data
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River Redhorse No season data
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Rock Bass No season data
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Shorthead Redhorse No season data
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Smallmouth Bass No season data
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White Sucker No season data
Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/Chicago
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Wisconsin Hook and Line Fishing Regulations before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyChippewa River Below Dells Dam At Eau Claire, Wi has 23 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), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), and 18 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Mooneye Hiodon tergisus
- Lake Sturgeon Huso fulvescens
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- River Redhorse Moxostoma carinatum
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
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
- 23 species
- from 38 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 3, 2019 – Aug 6, 2026
- 38 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 38 records