CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL NR LEMONT, IL
IL USGS
CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL NR LEMONT, IL (05536890) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station 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. 39 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05536890
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 41.6912, -87.9638
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyChicago Sanitary And Ship Canal Nr Lemont, Il has 39 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), and 34 others.
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- European Carp × Goldfish Cyprinus carpio × Carassius auratus
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus × cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Northern Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus
- Bluegill × Redear Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × microlophus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Oriental Weatherfish Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
- Yellow Bass Morone mississippiensis
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
3 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, 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
- 39 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 30, 2015 – Aug 16, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records