Raccoon River near West Des Moines, IA

Raccoon River IA USGS

Raccoon River near West Des Moines, IA (05484600) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Raccoon River in IA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 21 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
05484600
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
IA
Coordinates
41.5281, -93.7819

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Raccoon River Near West Des Moines, Ia has 21 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), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), and 16 others.

2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (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
21 species
from 74 individual records
Observed
May 10, 2018 – Aug 1, 2026
74 dated records

Sources