Palmdale Lake
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Grebe Survey Summary
- Max Adults: 75
- Year: 2007
- Most Recent Adults: 75
- Year: 2007
- Survey Type: Shore
- Most Common Threats Reported: N/A
- Lake name:
- Palmdale Lake
- Location:
- California
- Latitude:
- 34.5514795
- Longitude:
- -118.1209066
- Surface area (km2):
- 1.1
- Basin type:
- reservoir
- Dam completion date:
- 1924
- Management agency:
- Palmdale Fin and Feather Club (private); Palmdale Water District
- Lake use:
- water supply recreation
- Region associations:
- Los Angeles; California State Water Project
- Comments:
- Palmdale Fin and Feather Club leases the lake from the Palmdale Water District.
Surveys (1)
Survey Citation:
Robison, K., R. Weems, and D. Anderson. 2008. Western and Clark's Grebe conservation and management in California. Annual report for year three (2007). Report for American Trader and Kure/ Stuyvesant Trustee Councils and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, California.
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Type
shore -
Time period
12 September 2007 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
Y
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 75 | 2007 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 75 | 2007 |
| Max Nests | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Nests | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Max Chicks | 1 to 100 | 20 | 2007 |
| Most Recent Chicks | 1 to 100 | 20 | 2007 |
Comments:
Private lake with some recreation. Grebes probably nested in a continuous stretch of emergent vegetation that was not fragmented by docks. This was the highest productivity of the 2007 season. Subsequent reports have their own entries.