BARABOO RIVER NEAR BARABOO, WI
BARABOO RIVER WI USGS
BARABOO RIVER NEAR BARABOO, WI (05405000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the BARABOO 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. 25 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05405000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- WI
- Coordinates
- 43.4817, -89.6364
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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 Bullhead No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Bluntnose Minnow No season data
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Brook Stickleback No season data
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Brook Trout No season data
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Channel Catfish No season data
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Common Shiner No season data
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Creek Chub 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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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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Northern Bluegill 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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Rainbow Darter No season data
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Shorthead Redhorse No season data
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Shovelnose Sturgeon No season data
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Silver Redhorse No season data
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Smallmouth Bass No season data
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Southern Redbelly Dace No season data
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Walleye No season data
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Warmouth 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 nearbyBaraboo River Near Baraboo, Wi has 25 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), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Southern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster), Brook Stickleback (Culaea inconstans), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), and 20 others.
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Southern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus erythrogaster
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Lake Sturgeon Huso fulvescens
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Northern Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- 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
- 25 species
- from 50 individual records
- Observed
- Apr 30, 2016 – Jul 28, 2026
- 50 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 50 records