ROCK RIVER ABOVE DAM AT ROCKFORD, IL

ROCK RIVER IL USGS

ROCK RIVER ABOVE DAM AT ROCKFORD, IL (05437645) 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. 29 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
05437645
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
IL
Coordinates
42.2665, -89.0960

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Rock River Above Dam At Rockford, Il has 29 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Southern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster), Brook Stickleback (Culaea inconstans), and 24 others.

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
29 species
from 184 individual records
Observed
Jun 2, 2010 – Jun 20, 2026
184 dated records

Sources