Mississippi River at Thebes, IL
Mississippi River IL USGS
Mississippi River at Thebes, IL (07022000) 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. 14 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 07022000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 37.2203, -89.4632
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyMississippi River At Thebes, 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), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), Johnny Darter (Etheostoma nigrum), Northern Starhead Topminnow (Fundulus dispar), and 9 others.
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Northern Starhead Topminnow Fundulus dispar
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix non-native
- Bighead Carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis non-native
- Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus
- Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis
- Shoal Chub Macrhybopsis hyostoma
- American Paddlefish Polyodon spathula
3 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Grass Carp, Silver Carp, Bighead 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 18 individual records
- Observed
- Mar 23, 2004 – Aug 1, 2025
- 18 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 18 records