KANKAKEE R AT INFLOW OF POWER PLANT NR LORENZO, IL
KANKAKEE RIVER IL USGS
KANKAKEE R AT INFLOW OF POWER PLANT NR LORENZO, IL (412320088154101) is a real-time river monitoring station on the KANKAKEE RIVER in IL, 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. 64 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 412320088154101
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- IL
- Coordinates
- 41.3888, -88.2616
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyKankakee R At Inflow Of Power Plant Nr Lorenzo, Il has 64 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Bullheads (Ameiurus), Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), and 59 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Bullheads Ameiurus
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- American Pickerel Esox americanus
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Orangethroat Darter Etheostoma spectabile
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix non-native
- Bighead Carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis non-native
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Buffalofish Ictiobus
- Black Buffalo Ictiobus niger
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis
- Northern Sunfish Lepomis peltastes
- Striped Shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Eastern Redfin Shiner Lythrurus umbratilis cyanocephalus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Oriental Weatherfish Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
- White Perch Morone americana
- White × Striped Bass Morone chrysops × saxatilis
- Yellow Bass Morone mississippiensis
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus
- Slender Madtom Noturus exilis
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Blackside Darter Percina maculata
- Slenderhead Darter Percina phoxocephala
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Bullhead Minnow Pimephales vigilax
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
4 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (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
- 64 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 13, 2018 – Aug 18, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records