Cedar River below Indian Creek at Cedar Rapids, IA
Cedar River IA USGS
Cedar River below Indian Creek at Cedar Rapids, IA (05464730) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Cedar 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. 52 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05464730
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IA
- Coordinates
- 41.9630, -91.5771
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyCedar River Below Indian Creek At Cedar Rapids, Ia has 52 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: River Shiner (Alburnops blennius), Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), and 47 others.
- River Shiner Alburnops blennius
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- 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
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Bigmouth Shiner Ericymba dorsalis
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix non-native
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
- Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus
- Black Buffalo Ictiobus niger
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Silver Chub Macrhybopsis storeriana
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Plains Sand Shiner Miniellus missuriensis
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Carmine Shiner Notropis percobromus
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Shovelnose Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
4 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, Grass Carp, European Carp, Silver 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
- 52 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 6, 2022 – Nov 3, 2025
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records