BIG SIOUX RIVER BELOW DIVERSION AT SIOUX FALLS, SD

BIG SIOUX RIVER SD USGS

BIG SIOUX RIVER BELOW DIVERSION AT SIOUX FALLS, SD (06481400) is a real-time river monitoring station on the BIG SIOUX RIVER in SD, 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. 24 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 06481400
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: SD
Coordinates: 43.5731, -96.7639

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Big Sioux River Below Diversion At Sioux Falls, Sd has 24 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), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), Brook Stickleback (Culaea inconstans), and 19 others.

Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
Red Shiner Cyprinella lutrensis
European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
Bigmouth Shiner Ericymba dorsalis
Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
Brassy Minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni
Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus
Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
Silver Chub Macrhybopsis storeriana
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
Plains Sand Shiner Miniellus missuriensis
Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
North American Minnows Pogonichthyinae
Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus

3 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, Grass Carp, 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: 24 species; from 94 individual records
Observed: Oct 8, 2014 – Aug 16, 2026; 94 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 94 records