Turkey River above French Hollow Cr at Elkader, IA

Turkey River IA USGS

Turkey River above French Hollow Cr at Elkader, IA (05412020) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Turkey River in IA, 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. 8 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
05412020
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
IA
Coordinates
42.8435, -91.4013

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Turkey River Above French Hollow Cr At Elkader, Ia has 8 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Spotfin Shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera), Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum), Northern Hog Sucker (Hypentelium nigricans), Silver Redhorse (Moxostoma anisurum), Black Redhorse (Moxostoma duquesnei), and 3 others.

Where these records come from

Evidence
Community observations nearby
Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records
8 species
from 10 individual records
Observed
May 6, 2023 – May 9, 2026
10 dated records

Sources