South Branch Ralston Creek at Iowa City, IA
South Branch Ralston Creek IA USGS
South Branch Ralston Creek at Iowa City, IA (05455010) is a real-time river monitoring station on the South Branch Ralston Creek in IA, 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. 43 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05455010
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IA
- Coordinates
- 41.6514, -91.5077
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbySouth Branch Ralston Creek At Iowa City, Ia has 43 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 38 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
- 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
- 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
- 43 species
- from 150 individual records
- Observed
- Apr 22, 2016 – Jul 2, 2026
- 150 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 150 records