WAUBONSEE CREEK NEAR OSWEGO, IL

WAUBONSEE CREEK IL USGS

WAUBONSEE CREEK NEAR OSWEGO, IL (05551545) is a real-time river monitoring station on the WAUBONSEE CREEK 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. 22 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
05551545
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
IL
Coordinates
41.7013, -88.3270

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Waubonsee Creek Near Oswego, Il has 22 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Spotfin Shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), American Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), and 17 others.

2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, European Carp). 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
22 species
from 54 individual records
Observed
May 13, 2013 – Aug 16, 2026
54 dated records

Sources