EAST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER AT BOLINGBROOK, IL
EAST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER IL USGS
EAST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER AT BOLINGBROOK, IL (05540250) is a real-time river monitoring station on the EAST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER 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. 46 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05540250
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 41.7181, -88.0706
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyEast Branch Du Page River At Bolingbrook, Il has 46 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Skipjack Shad (Alosa chrysochloris), Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Bullheads (Ameiurus), Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), and 41 others.
- Skipjack Shad Alosa chrysochloris
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Bullheads Ameiurus
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus × cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Bluegill × Redear Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × microlophus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Oriental Weatherfish Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
- White × Striped Bass Morone chrysops × saxatilis
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- 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
- 46 species
- from 193 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 3, 2010 – Aug 18, 2026
- 193 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 193 records