SALT CREEK AT HIGGINS RD NR ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL

SALT CREEK IL USGS

SALT CREEK AT HIGGINS RD NR ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL (05531015) is a real-time river monitoring station on the SALT CREEK in IL, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 20 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
05531015
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
IL
Coordinates
42.0314, -88.0112

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Salt Creek At Higgins Rd Nr Elk Grove Village, Il has 20 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), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), American Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), and 15 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
20 species
from 90 individual records
Observed
Oct 1, 2006 – Jul 30, 2026
90 dated records

Sources