ILLINOIS RIVER AT FLORENCE, IL

ILLINOIS RIVER IL USGS

ILLINOIS RIVER AT FLORENCE, IL (05586300) is a real-time river monitoring station on the ILLINOIS 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. 14 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
05586300
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
IL
Coordinates
39.6328, -90.6077

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Illinois River At Florence, Il has 14 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), River Carpsucker (Carpiodes carpio), Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix), and 9 others.

3 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Grass Carp, European Carp, Silver 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
14 species
from 24 individual records
Observed
Jun 5, 2023 – Oct 2, 2025
24 dated records

Sources