MILL CREEK AT MILAN, IL
MILL CREEK IL USGS
MILL CREEK AT MILAN, IL (05448000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the MILL CREEK 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. 35 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05448000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 41.4424, -90.5555
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyMill Creek At Milan, Il has 35 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Skipjack Shad (Alosa chrysochloris), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), and 30 others.
- Skipjack Shad Alosa chrysochloris
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
- Highfin Carpsucker Carpiodes velifer
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Bigmouth Shiner Ericymba dorsalis
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Goldeye Hiodon alosoides
- Mooneye Hiodon tergisus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Suckermouth Minnow Phenacobius mirabilis
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- American Paddlefish Polyodon spathula
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, 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
- 35 species
- from 77 individual records
- Observed
- Mar 8, 2016 – Jul 17, 2026
- 77 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 77 records