San Dieguito Reservoir

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Grebe Survey Summary

  • Max Adults: 50
  • Year: 1997
  • Most Recent Adults: 60
  • Year: 1998
  • Survey Type: N/A
  • Most Common Threats Reported: N/A
Lake name:
San Dieguito Reservoir
Location:
California
Latitude:
33.0394789
Longitude:
-117.1937578
Surface area (km2):
0.3
Basin type:
reservoir
Dam completion date:
1918
Management agency:
Santa Fe Irrigation District (SFID); San Dieguito Water District (SDWD)
Lake use:
water supply flood control irrigation
Region associations:
Lake Hodges; San Dieguito Watershed Management Area; San Dieguito River
Comments:
This terminal reservoir stores water from Lake Hodges and provides emergency water to the Santa Fe Irrigation District (SFID) and the San Dieguito Water District (SDWD). It also serves as a flood control facility and is fenced off and closed to public access.

Surveys (1)

Survey Citation:
Unitt, P. 2004. San Diego County Bird Atlas. In Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History, 39:i–vii, 1–639. Available: http://sdplantatlas.org/BirdAtlas/BirdPages.aspx.

  • Time period
    1997, 21 February 1998
  • Source
    Website
  • Both Western and Clarks?
    Y
Count Type Range Max Year
Max Adults 1 to 100 50 1997
Most Recent Adults 1 to 100 60 1998
Max Nests 1 to 100 presence 1997, 1998
Most Recent Nests 1 to 100 presence 1997, 1998
Max Chicks 1 to 100 5-15 1997
Most Recent Chicks 1 to 100 2 1998

Comments:

Species account of Western and Clark's breeding in San Diego County. Winter dates included due to winter breeding and broods observed. 1998 observers were J. Determan and K. Aldern.

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