ILLINOIS RIVER AT SENECA, IL

ILLINOIS RIVER IL USGS

ILLINOIS RIVER AT SENECA, IL (05543010) is a real-time river monitoring station on the ILLINOIS RIVER in IL, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 36 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
05543010
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
IL
Coordinates
41.2999, -88.6142

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Illinois River At Seneca, Il has 36 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), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Southern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster), and 31 others.

2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Grass 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
36 species
from 122 individual records
Observed
Oct 27, 2013 – Oct 1, 2025
122 dated records

Sources