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Perris Reservoir (Lake Perris)

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Grebe Survey Summary

  • Max Adults: 300
  • Year: 2007
  • Most Recent Adults: presence?
  • Year: 2013
  • Survey Type: Shore; Boat
  • Most Common Threats Reported: Water quality/contaminants
Lake name:
Perris Reservoir (Lake Perris)
Location:
California
HydroLAKE ID:
113247
GRanD ID:
643
Latitude:
33.844532
Longitude:
-117.182292
Surface area (km2):
8.5
Basin type:
reservoir
Dam completion date:
1973
Management agency:
California Parks and Recreation Department
Lake use:
irrigation
Region associations:
Lake Perris Recreation Area; California State Water Project
Designations:
Recreation Area
Comments:
Perris Reservoir is the most southern reservoir of the California State Water Project.

Surveys (2)

Survey Citation:
Ackerman, J. T., C. A. Hartman, C. A. Eagles-Smith, M. P. Herzog, J. Davis, G. Ichikawa, and A. Bonnema. 2015. Estimating mercury exposure of piscivorous birds and sport fish using prey fish monitoring. Environmental Science & Technology 49:13596–13604.

  • Type
    boat
  • Time period
    April 2012, October 2013
  • Source
    Peer-reviewed
  • Both Western and Clarks?
    Y
Count Type Range Max Year
Max Adults 1 to 100 presence? 2013
Most Recent Adults 1 to 100 presence? 2013
Max Nests N/A N/A N/A
Most Recent Nests N/A N/A N/A
Max Chicks N/A N/A N/A
Most Recent Chicks N/A N/A N/A

Comments:

Not a survey but grebes were sampled at 25 lakes in CA from April to October of 2012 (13 lakes) and 2013 (12 lakes). An average of 14 grebes per lake (from 2 to 38 grebes) were captured at night with night-lights. No breakdown of actual numbers captured per lake was provided. Morphometry and molt data, along with blood was collected from each bird for mercury analysis, and sex determination via genetic analysis. From 7 out of the 25 lakes, an average of 14 grebe eggs (from 6 to 23 eggs) were collected. An egg from each randomly sampled nest was collected either from an active nest (random egg) or from an abandoned nest (abandoned egg). Prey fish and sport fish were also sampled an average of 11 days after grebe sampling. At Perris Reservoir, no grebe eggs were collected in 2013 (Figure SI). 354 grebes were captured total from the 25 lakes, 71% were Western grebes, 29% were Clark's, 48% were female, 52% were male. 101 grebe eggs were collected from 7 lakes, of which 62% were Western grebes, 15% were Clark's grebes, 23% were unidentified which. Grebe blood, eggs, and sport fish mercury concentrations were strongly correlated to mercury concentrations in prey fish at the lakes. Grebe mercury concentrations were also strongly correlated with sport fish mercury concentrations. This study showed that prey fish monitoring can estimate mercury exposure of grebes and other piscivorous birds if these birds can't be sampled directly.

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
    11 September 2007
  • Source
    Report
  • Both Western and Clarks?
    Y
Count Type Range Max Year
Max Adults 101 to 500 300 2007
Most Recent Adults 101 to 500 300 2007
Max Nests N/A N/A N/A
Most Recent Nests N/A N/A N/A
Max Chicks 0 0 2007
Most Recent Chicks 0 0 2007

Comments:

No nests nor chicks observed. Subsequent reports have their own entries.

Sources of Information

  • Messager, M. L., B. Lehner, G. Grill, I. Nedeva, and O. Schmitt. 2016. Estimating the volume and age of water stored in global lakes using a geo-statistical approach. Nature Communications 7:13603. Data is available at www.hydrosheds.org.; Lehner, B., C. Reidy Liermann, C. Revenga, C. Vorosmarty, B. Fekete, P. Crouzet, P. Doll, M. Endejan, K. Frenken, J. Magome, C. Nilsson, J.C. Robertson, R. Rodel, N. Sindorf, and D. Wisser. 2011. Global Reservoir and Dam Database, Version 1 (GRanDv1): Dams, Revision 01. Palisades, New York: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC).
  • Lehner, B., C. Reidy Liermann, C. Revenga, C. Vorosmarty, B. Fekete, P. Crouzet, P. Doll, M. Endejan, K. Frenken, J. Magome, C. Nilsson, J.C. Robertson, R. Rodel, N. Sindorf, and D. Wisser. 2011. Global Reservoir and Dam Database, Version 1 (GRanDv1): Dams, Revision 01. Palisades, New York: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC).
  • Lake Perris State Recreation Area
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