Morgan Creek near Covington, IA
Morgan Creek IA USGS
Morgan Creek near Covington, IA (05464475) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Morgan Creek 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. 47 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05464475
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IA
- Coordinates
- 41.9894, -91.7596
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyMorgan Creek Near Covington, Ia has 47 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), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), and 42 others.
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- River Carpsucker Carpiodes carpio
- Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
- Highfin Carpsucker Carpiodes velifer
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- Blue Sucker Cycleptus elongatus
- Red Shiner Cyprinella lutrensis
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
- Orangespotted Sunfish × Bluegill Lepomis humilis × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Silver Chub Macrhybopsis storeriana
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- Yellow Bass Morone mississippiensis
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Slenderhead Darter Percina phoxocephala
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Crappies Pomoxis
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- 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
- 47 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 24, 2020 – Jun 19, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records