SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER AT DEKALB, IL
SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER IL USGS
SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER AT DEKALB, IL (05439000) is a real-time river monitoring station on the SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER in IL, 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. 32 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05439000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 41.9311, -88.7597
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbySouth Branch Kishwaukee River At Dekalb, Il has 32 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), Bullheads (Ameiurus), Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), and 27 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Bullheads Ameiurus
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Redfin Shiner Lythrurus umbratilis
- Eastern Redfin Shiner Lythrurus umbratilis cyanocephalus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Plains Sand Shiner Miniellus missuriensis
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Carmine Shiner Notropis percobromus
- Blackside Darter Percina maculata
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- 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
- 32 species
- from 141 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 24, 2017 – Jul 27, 2026
- 141 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 141 records