THORN CREEK AT GLENWOOD, IL
THORN CREEK IL USGS
THORN CREEK AT GLENWOOD, IL (05536215) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the THORN CREEK in IL, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 21 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05536215
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 41.5302, -87.6226
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyThorn Creek At Glenwood, Il has 21 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Iowa Darter (Etheostoma exile), Blackstripe Topminnow (Fundulus notatus), and 16 others.
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White Perch Morone americana
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish). 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
- 21 species
- from 53 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 29, 2015 – Jun 27, 2026
- 53 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 53 records