TINLEY CREEK NEAR PALOS PARK, IL
TINLEY CREEK IL USGS
TINLEY CREEK NEAR PALOS PARK, IL (05536500) is a real-time river monitoring station on the TINLEY CREEK in IL, 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. 23 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05536500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 41.6466, -87.7664
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyTinley Creek Near Palos Park, Il has 23 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), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), and 18 others.
- Bullheads Ameiurus
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- 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
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Warmouth × Bluegill Lepomis gulosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Yellow Bass Morone mississippiensis
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (European Carp, Round Goby). 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
- 23 species
- from 79 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 17, 2013 – Aug 3, 2026
- 79 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 79 records