DES PLAINES RIVER AT LYONS, IL

DES PLAINES RIVER IL USGS

DES PLAINES RIVER AT LYONS, IL (05532600) is a real-time river monitoring station on the DES PLAINES RIVER 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. 35 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
05532600
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
IL
Coordinates
41.8061, -87.8112

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Des Plaines River At Lyons, Il has 35 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), Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), and 30 others.

3 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, 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
35 species
from 200 individual records
Observed
Jul 21, 2021 – Aug 16, 2026
200 dated records

Sources