ILLINOIS RIVER AT MORRIS, IL
ILLINOIS RIVER IL USGS
ILLINOIS RIVER AT MORRIS, IL (05542500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the ILLINOIS 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. 57 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05542500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 41.3546, -88.4285
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyIllinois River At Morris, Il has 57 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), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), River Carpsucker (Carpiodes carpio), and 52 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- River Carpsucker Carpiodes carpio
- Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
- Southern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus erythrogaster
- Red Shiner Cyprinella lutrensis
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Bigmouth Shiner Ericymba dorsalis
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Orangethroat Darter Etheostoma spectabile
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix non-native
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
- Black Buffalo Ictiobus niger
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Northern Sunfish Lepomis peltastes
- Striped Shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Sand Shiner Miniellus stramineus
- Oriental Weatherfish Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- White × Striped Bass Morone chrysops × saxatilis
- Yellow Bass Morone mississippiensis
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
- Black Redhorse Moxostoma duquesnei
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Slender Madtom Noturus exilis
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Freckled Madtom Noturus nocturnus
- Suckermouth Minnow Phenacobius mirabilis
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Bullhead Minnow Pimephales vigilax
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
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
- 57 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Apr 20, 2012 – Jul 13, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records