Mississippi River at Grafton, IL
Mississippi River IL USGS
Mississippi River at Grafton, IL (05587450) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Mississippi 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. 40 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05587450
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 38.9680, -90.4290
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyMississippi River At Grafton, Il has 40 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: River Shiner (Alburnops blennius), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), and 35 others.
- River Shiner Alburnops blennius
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- Red Shiner Cyprinella lutrensis
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
- Orangethroat Darter Etheostoma spectabile
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Goldeye Hiodon alosoides
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix non-native
- Bighead Carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis non-native
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
- Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Plains Sand Shiner Miniellus missuriensis
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Silverband Shiner Paranotropis shumardi
- River Darter Percina shumardi
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
5 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Grass Carp, European Carp, Silver Carp, Bighead 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
- 40 species
- from 68 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 3, 2018 – Aug 14, 2026
- 68 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 68 records