WF OF NB CHICAGO RIVER AT DEERFIELD, IL

WEST FORK OF NB CHICAGO RIVER IL USGS

WF OF NB CHICAGO RIVER AT DEERFIELD, IL (05535400) is a real-time river monitoring station on the WEST FORK OF NB CHICAGO 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. 33 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
05535400
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
IL
Coordinates
42.1673, -87.8570

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Wf Of Nb Chicago River At Deerfield, Il has 33 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), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), Amur Carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), and 28 others.

3 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (European Carp, Round Goby, Nile Tilapia). 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
33 species
from 200 individual records
Observed
Sep 2, 2023 – Aug 12, 2026
200 dated records

Sources