ROCK RIVER AT FORT ATKINSON, WI
ROCK RIVER WI USGS
ROCK RIVER AT FORT ATKINSON, WI (05427085) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the ROCK 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. 36 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05427085
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- WI
- Coordinates
- 42.9290, -88.8395
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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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Banded Killifish × Blackstripe Topminnow No season data
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Bigmouth Buffalo No season data
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Black Bullhead No season data
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Blacknose Shiner No season data
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Blackstripe Topminnow 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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Brown Trout No season data
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Bullheads No season data
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Central Mudminnow No season data
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Channel Catfish No season data
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Common Logperch No season data
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Emerald Shiner No season data
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European Carp No season data
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Flathead Catfish No season data
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Freshwater Drum No season data
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Golden Shiner No season data
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Grass Pickerel No season data
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Green Sunfish No season data
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Johnny Darter 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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Orangespotted Sunfish No season data
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Rainbow Darter No season data
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Sauger No season data
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Spottail Shiner No season data
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Tadpole Madtom No season data
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Walleye No season data
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Western Banded Killifish No season data
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Western Mosquitofish No season data
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White Bass No season data
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White Sucker No season data
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Yellow Bass No season data
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Yellow Bullhead No season data
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Yellow Perch 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 nearbyRock River At Fort Atkinson, Wi has 36 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), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), and 31 others.
- Bullheads Ameiurus
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Western Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus menona
- Banded Killifish × Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus diaphanus × notatus
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- Yellow Bass Morone mississippiensis
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis
- Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Sauger Sander canadensis
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
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
- 36 species
- from 77 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 3, 2007 – Jul 19, 2026
- 77 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 77 records