BUTTERFIELD CREEK AT FLOSSMOOR, IL
BUTTERFIELD CREEK IL USGS
BUTTERFIELD CREEK AT FLOSSMOOR, IL (05536255) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the BUTTERFIELD 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. 22 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05536255
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 41.5399, -87.6494
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyButterfield Creek At Flossmoor, Il has 22 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), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), Bigmouth Shiner (Ericymba dorsalis), Iowa Darter (Etheostoma exile), and 17 others.
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Bigmouth Shiner Ericymba dorsalis
- 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
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White Perch Morone americana
- Yellow Bass Morone mississippiensis
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, European Carp). 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
- 22 species
- from 58 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 17, 2013 – Jun 12, 2026
- 58 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 58 records