SALT CREEK AT WOOD DALE, IL
SALT CREEK IL USGS
SALT CREEK AT WOOD DALE, IL (05531175) 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. 25 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05531175
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 41.9641, -87.9842
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbySalt Creek At Wood Dale, Il has 25 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), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), European Carp × Goldfish (Cyprinus carpio × Carassius auratus), Amur Carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), American Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), and 20 others.
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- European Carp × Goldfish Cyprinus carpio × Carassius auratus
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Yellow Bass Morone mississippiensis
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (European Carp, Round Goby). 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
- 25 species
- from 99 individual records
- Observed
- Oct 1, 2006 – Jul 30, 2026
- 99 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 99 records