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.

  • 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.

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