Walnut Creek at Des Moines, IA

Walnut Creek IA USGS

Walnut Creek at Des Moines, IA (05484800) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Walnut 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. 26 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
05484800
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
IA
Coordinates
41.5875, -93.7033

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Walnut Creek At Des Moines, Ia has 26 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), River Carpsucker (Carpiodes carpio), Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), and 21 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
26 species
from 200 individual records
Observed
Aug 13, 2022 – Aug 1, 2026
200 dated records

Sources