ROCK RIVER AT LATHAM PARK, IL
ROCK RIVER IL USGS
ROCK RIVER AT LATHAM PARK, IL (05437610) is a real-time river monitoring station on the ROCK RIVER in IL, 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
- 05437610
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 42.3686, -89.0573
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyRock River At Latham Park, Il 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), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Southern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster), and 28 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Southern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus erythrogaster
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- 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 200 individual records
- Observed
- Aug 18, 2019 – Jul 12, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records