LITTLE CALUMET RIVER AT MUNSTER, IN

LITTLE CALUMET RIVER IN USGS

LITTLE CALUMET RIVER AT MUNSTER, IN (05536195) is a real-time river monitoring station on the LITTLE CALUMET RIVER in IN, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 36 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 05536195
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: IN
Coordinates: 41.5775, -87.5222

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Little Calumet River At Munster, In 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: Bullheads (Ameiurus), Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), and 31 others.

Bullheads Ameiurus
Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus
Common Sunfishes Lepomis
Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
Oriental Weatherfish Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
White Perch Morone americana
Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
Pacific Salmons And Trouts Oncorhynchus
Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus non-native
Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Brown Trout Salmo trutta
Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus

4 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, 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: 36 species; from 87 individual records
Observed: Dec 11, 2005 – Aug 16, 2026; 87 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 87 records