Calero Reservoir

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Grebe Survey Summary

  • Max Adults: 1
  • Year: 2022
  • Most Recent Adults: 1
  • Year: 2022
  • Survey Type: N/A
  • Most Common Threats Reported: N/A
Lake name:
Calero Reservoir
Location:
California
Latitude:
37.1849386
Longitude:
-121.7804075
Surface area (km2):
1.4
Basin type:
reservoir
Dam completion date:
1935
Management agency:
Santa Clara Valley Water District; County of Santa Clara; Santa Clara Valley Water Conservation District
Lake use:
water supply
Region associations:
Calero County Park; Santa Cruz Mountains; Calera Creek
Comments:
Calero Reservoir has enough mercury that the fish is unsafe to eat. Supplies water to treatment plants, recharges groundwater, and stores water from Almaden Reservoir.

Surveys (1)

Survey Citation:
Shen, P. 2022. 2022 Audubon photography awards. Amateur award winner: Peter Shen. https://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2022/the-2022-audubon-photography-awards-winners-and

  • Time period
    2022
  • Source
    Photo
  • Both Western and Clarks?
    N
Count Type Range Max Year
Max Adults 1 to 100 1 2022
Most Recent Adults 1 to 100 1 2022
Max Nests 1 to 100 2 2022
Most Recent Nests 1 to 100 2 2022
Max Chicks N/A N/A N/A
Most Recent Chicks N/A N/A N/A

Comments:

The Amateur Award Winner of the 2022 Audubon Photography Awards is Peter Shen's photo of a Western grebe adult feeding two chicks at Calero Reservoir. No other information available.

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