DES PLAINES RIVER AT RUSSELL, IL

DES PLAINES RIVER IL USGS

DES PLAINES RIVER AT RUSSELL, IL (05527800) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the DES PLAINES 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. 26 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
05527800
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
IL
Coordinates
42.4894, -87.9259

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Des Plaines River At Russell, Il 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: Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), and 21 others.

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
26 species
from 63 individual records
Observed
May 30, 2006 – Jul 31, 2026
63 dated records

Sources