SOUTH FORK SANGAMON RIVER BELOW ROCHESTER, IL
SOUTH FORK SANGAMON RIVER IL USGS
SOUTH FORK SANGAMON RIVER BELOW ROCHESTER, IL (05576022) is a real-time river monitoring station on the SOUTH FORK SANGAMON 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. 23 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05576022
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 39.7538, -89.5658
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbySouth Fork Sangamon River Below Rochester, 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: Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), American Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), Threadfin Shad (Dorosoma petenense), and 18 others.
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenense
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- Yellow Bass Morone mississippiensis
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
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
- 23 species
- from 158 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 11, 2017 – Aug 14, 2026
- 158 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 158 records