MIDLOTHIAN CREEK AT OAK FOREST, IL
MIDLOTHIAN CREEK IL USGS
MIDLOTHIAN CREEK AT OAK FOREST, IL (05536340) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the MIDLOTHIAN 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. 26 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05536340
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 41.6141, -87.7295
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyMidlothian Creek At Oak Forest, Il has 26 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), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), and 21 others.
- Bullheads Ameiurus
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- Bigmouth Shiner Ericymba dorsalis
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Warmouth × Bluegill Lepomis gulosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Yellow Bass Morone mississippiensis
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- 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
- 26 species
- from 75 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 17, 2013 – Jul 24, 2026
- 75 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 75 records