WEST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER NEAR WARRENVILLE, IL

WEST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER IL USGS

WEST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER NEAR WARRENVILLE, IL (05540095) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the WEST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER 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. 30 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 05540095
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: IL
Coordinates: 41.8175, -88.1714

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

West Branch Du Page River Near Warrenville, Il has 30 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), and 25 others.

Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
Northern Pike Esox lucius
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
Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Northern Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus
Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
Stonecat Noturus flavus
Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
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: 30 species; from 200 individual records
Observed: Oct 28, 2023 – Aug 18, 2026; 200 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records