FOX RIVER AT DAYTON, IL
FOX RIVER IL USGS
FOX RIVER AT DAYTON, IL (05552500) 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. 23 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05552500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 41.3841, -88.7890
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyFox River At Dayton, Il has 23 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Skipjack Shad (Alosa chrysochloris), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), and 18 others.
- Skipjack Shad Alosa chrysochloris
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Orangethroat Darter Etheostoma spectabile
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- 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
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
4 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Grass Carp, 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
- 23 species
- from 58 individual records
- Observed
- Oct 27, 2013 – Oct 12, 2025
- 58 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 58 records