Horse Creek Reservoir (Timber Lake)

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Grebe Survey Summary

  • Max Adults: 72
  • Year: 1998
  • Most Recent Adults: 72
  • Year: 1998
  • Survey Type: Shore
  • Most Common Threats Reported: N/A
Lake name:
Horse Creek Reservoir (Timber Lake)
Location:
Colorado
HydroLAKE ID:
112173
GRanD ID:
949
Latitude:
40.006213
Longitude:
-104.581230
Surface area (km2):
3.6
Basin type:
reservoir
Dam completion date:
1910
Management agency:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Lake use:
irrigation recreation

Surveys (1)

Survey Citation:
Giroir, G.P. and T. Leukering. 1999. Breeding distribution and numbers of Eared, Western, and Clark's grebes in Colorado. J. Colorado Field Ornithologists 33:83-90.

  • Type
    shore
  • Time period
    23 May 1998, 28 July 1998
  • Source
    Occasional Paper
  • Both Western and Clarks?
    N
Count Type Range Max Year
Max Adults 1 to 100 72 1998
Most Recent Adults 1 to 100 72 1998
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:

One of 93 lakes, ponds, and reservoirs surveyed in CO for 3 species of grebes. Not certain this is a breeding lake. May not include.

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).
  • Horse Creek Reservoir State Wildlife Area
  • Horse Creek Reservoir State Wildlife Area Map