Queens Reservoir/Upper Queens Reservoir and Lower Queens Reservoir/Neeskah Reservoir
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Grebe Survey Summary
- Max Adults: 33
- Year: 1998
- Most Recent Adults: 33
- Year: 1998
- Survey Type: Shore
- Most Common Threats Reported: N/A
- Lake name:
- Queens Reservoir/Upper Queens Reservoir and Lower Queens Reservoir/Neeskah Reservoir
- Location:
- Colorado
- HydroLAKE ID:
- 112495
- GRanD ID:
- 988
- Latitude:
- 38.2900452
- Longitude:
- -102.6444885
- Surface area (km2):
- 1.8
- Basin type:
- reservoir
- Dam completion date:
- 1896
- Management agency:
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- Lake use:
- irrigation recreation fisheries
- Region associations:
- Queens SWA; Great Plains Reservoir complex
- Designations:
- Wildlife Area
- Comments:
- These are two nearby lakes that are a part of Queens SWA. Upper Queens and Lower Queens compose Queens Lake which is part of the Great Plains Reservoir complex. The lake was dry since 2005 and in 2015 was refilled. Upper Queens Reservoir is considered low. The lake stores water for irrigation and experiences water level fluctuations.
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.
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Type
shore -
Time period
23 May 1998, 28 July 1998 -
Source
Occasional Paper -
Both Western and Clarks?
Y
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 33 | 1998 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 33 | 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).
- Queens Reservoir Fisheries
- Neeskah Reservoir Birding
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) for Lake Earl
- Queens State Wildlife Area
- Queens State Wildlife Area Map