SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER NR FAIRDALE IL
SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER IL USGS
SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER NR FAIRDALE IL (05439500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER in IL, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 34 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05439500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 42.1106, -88.9007
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbySouth Branch Kishwaukee River Nr Fairdale Il has 34 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), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Southern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster), and 29 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Southern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus erythrogaster
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- Bigmouth Shiner Ericymba dorsalis
- Pikes Esox
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Rainbow × Orangethroat Darter Etheostoma caeruleum × spectabile
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Plains Sand Shiner Miniellus missuriensis
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Blackside Darter Percina maculata
- Slenderhead Darter Percina phoxocephala
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 34 species
- from 139 individual records
- Observed
- Aug 19, 2017 – Aug 4, 2026
- 139 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 139 records