MAZON RIVER NEAR COAL CITY, IL
MAZON RIVER IL USGS
MAZON RIVER NEAR COAL CITY, IL (05542000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the MAZON 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. 45 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05542000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 41.2862, -88.3599
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyMazon River Near Coal City, Il has 45 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), Bullheads (Ameiurus), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), and 40 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Bullheads Ameiurus
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- Southern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus erythrogaster
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Bigmouth Shiner Ericymba dorsalis
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Orangethroat Darter Etheostoma spectabile
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix non-native
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Black Buffalo Ictiobus niger
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Northern Sunfish Lepomis peltastes
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Sand Shiner Miniellus stramineus
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
- River Redhorse Moxostoma carinatum
- Black Redhorse Moxostoma duquesnei
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Slender Madtom Noturus exilis
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Bullhead Minnow Pimephales vigilax
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
4 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, European Carp, Silver 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
- 45 species
- from 143 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 14, 2013 – Oct 9, 2025
- 143 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 143 records