SANGAMON RIVER NEAR SPRINGFIELD, IL

SANGAMON RIVER IL USGS

SANGAMON RIVER NEAR SPRINGFIELD, IL (05576900) is a real-time river monitoring station on the 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. 13 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
05576900
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
IL
Coordinates
39.8714, -89.6141

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Sangamon River Near Springfield, Il has 13 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), and 8 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
13 species
from 38 individual records
Observed
Jul 29, 2017 – Jul 20, 2024
38 dated records

Sources