North River near Norwalk, IA

North River IA USGS

North River near Norwalk, IA (05486000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the North 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. 9 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
05486000
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
IA
Coordinates
41.4581, -93.6550

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

North River Near Norwalk, Ia has 9 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), Amur Carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), Greengill Sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus), and 4 others.

One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (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
9 species
from 18 individual records
Observed
Apr 25, 2019 – Jun 3, 2026
18 dated records

Sources