Iowa River at Iowa City, IA
Iowa River IA USGS
Iowa River at Iowa City, IA (05454500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Iowa River in IA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 45 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05454500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IA
- Coordinates
- 41.6567, -91.5410
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyIowa River At Iowa City, Ia has 45 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), River Carpsucker (Carpiodes carpio), and 40 others.
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- River Carpsucker Carpiodes carpio
- Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- Blue Sucker Cycleptus elongatus
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- European Carp × Goldfish Cyprinus carpio × Carassius auratus
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Bigmouth Shiner Ericymba dorsalis
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
- Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus
- Black Buffalo Ictiobus niger
- Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Silver Chub Macrhybopsis storeriana
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Smallmouth × Spotted Bass Micropterus dolomieu × punctulatus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus
- Plains Sand Shiner Miniellus missuriensis
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- White × Striped Bass Morone chrysops × saxatilis
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Freckled Madtom Noturus nocturnus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- American Paddlefish Polyodon spathula
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Sauger Sander canadensis
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Shovelnose Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
3 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, Grass Carp, 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
- 45 species
- from 153 individual records
- Observed
- Apr 22, 2016 – Jul 2, 2026
- 153 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 153 records