EAST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER NEAR DOWNERS GROVE, IL

EAST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER IL USGS

EAST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER NEAR DOWNERS GROVE, IL (05540160) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the EAST 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. 21 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 05540160
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: IL
Coordinates: 41.8317, -88.0478

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

East Branch Du Page River Near Downers Grove, Il has 21 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), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), Amur Carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), and 16 others.

Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
Common Sunfishes Lepomis
Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
White × Striped Bass Morone chrysops × saxatilis
Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus

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: 21 species; from 200 individual records
Observed: Oct 22, 2022 – Jul 25, 2026; 200 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records