MILL CREEK AT OLD MILL CREEK, IL
MILL CREEK IL USGS
MILL CREEK AT OLD MILL CREEK, IL (05527950) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the MILL CREEK 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. 36 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05527950
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 42.4153, -87.9692
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyMill Creek At Old Mill Creek, Il has 36 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), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), and 31 others.
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Western Pirate Perch Aphredoderus gibbosus
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Bluegill × Redear Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × microlophus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
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
- 36 species
- from 112 individual records
- Observed
- May 30, 2006 – Jul 31, 2026
- 112 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 112 records