MACKINAW RIVER NEAR HUDSON, IL

MACKINAW RIVER IL USGS

MACKINAW RIVER NEAR HUDSON, IL (05565600) is a real-time river monitoring station on the MACKINAW 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. 30 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
05565600
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
IL
Coordinates
40.6583, -89.0503

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Mackinaw River Near Hudson, Il has 30 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), Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), and 25 others.

One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (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
30 species
from 66 individual records
Observed
May 20, 2015 – May 24, 2026
66 dated records

Sources