FOX RIVER AT YORKVILLE, IL
FOX RIVER IL USGS
FOX RIVER AT YORKVILLE, IL (05551580) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the FOX 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. 37 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05551580
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 41.6428, -88.4434
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyFox River At Yorkville, Il has 37 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), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), and 32 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Bigmouth Shiner Ericymba dorsalis
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Orangethroat Darter Etheostoma spectabile
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Sand Shiner Miniellus stramineus
- Black Redhorse Moxostoma duquesnei
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
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
- 37 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Apr 13, 2017 – Jul 23, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records