KANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMENCE, IL
KANKAKEE RIVER IL USGS
KANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMENCE, IL (05520500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the KANKAKEE RIVER in IL, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 18 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05520500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 41.1599, -87.6688
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyKankakee River At Momence, Il has 18 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Western Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus gibbosus), Grass Pickerel (Esox americanus vermiculatus), and 13 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Western Pirate Perch Aphredoderus gibbosus
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Northern Starhead Topminnow Fundulus dispar
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus
- Northern Sunfish Lepomis peltastes
- Redfin Shiner Lythrurus umbratilis
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 18 species
- from 26 individual records
- Observed
- Mar 13, 2008 – May 31, 2026
- 26 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 26 records