South Skunk River below Ioway Creek near Ames, IA

South Skunk River IA USGS

South Skunk River below Ioway Creek near Ames, IA (05471000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the South Skunk 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. 31 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 05471000
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: IA
Coordinates: 42.0082, -93.5960

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

South Skunk River Below Ioway Creek Near Ames, Ia has 31 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), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), and 26 others.

Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
Red Shiner Cyprinella lutrensis
Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
Bigmouth Shiner Ericymba dorsalis
Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus
Common Sunfishes Lepomis
Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
Plains Sand Shiner Miniellus missuriensis
Slender Madtom Noturus exilis
Stonecat Noturus flavus
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus

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: 31 species; from 200 individual records
Observed: Aug 3, 2022 – Jul 15, 2026; 200 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records