Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau, MO

Mississippi River MO USGS

Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau, MO (07020850) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Mississippi River in MO, 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. 18 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
07020850
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
MO
Coordinates
37.3019, -89.5180

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Mississippi River At Cape Girardeau, Mo 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: Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Threadfin Shad (Dorosoma petenense), Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum), Cypress Darter (Etheostoma proeliare), and 13 others.

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 27 individual records
Observed
Mar 23, 2004 – Jun 6, 2026
27 dated records

Sources