BIG MUDDY RIVER BELOW REND LAKE NR BENTON, IL

BIG MUDDY RIVER IL USGS

BIG MUDDY RIVER BELOW REND LAKE NR BENTON, IL (05595952) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the BIG MUDDY 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. 18 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 05595952
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: IL
Coordinates: 38.0270, -88.9606

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Big Muddy River Below Rend Lake Nr Benton, Il has 18 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), American Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix), Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), and 13 others.

Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix non-native
Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus
Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus
Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus
Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
White Bass Morone chrysops
Yellow Bass Morone mississippiensis
Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus

One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (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: 18 species; from 43 individual records
Observed: Jun 19, 2010 – May 28, 2026; 43 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 43 records