Alexander Reservoir (Soda Springs Reservoir/Soda Point Reservoir)
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Grebe Survey Summary
- Max Adults: 27
- Year: 1993
- Most Recent Adults: 27
- Year: 1993
- Survey Type: Shore
- Most Common Threats Reported: N/A
- Lake name:
- Alexander Reservoir (Soda Springs Reservoir/Soda Point Reservoir)
- Location:
- Idaho
- HydroLAKE ID:
- 111234
- GRanD ID:
- 414
- Latitude:
- 42.644502
- Longitude:
- -111.694731
- Surface area (km2):
- 4.1
- Basin type:
- reservoir
- Dam completion date:
- 1921
- Management agency:
- Idaho Department of Fish and Game; Soda Hydroelectric Power Development
- Lake use:
- hydroelectricity
- Region associations:
- Caribou-Targhee National Forest; Soda Hydroelectric Power Development; Bear River
- Comments:
- This reservoir flows into Bear River.
Surveys (3)
Survey Citation:
Also in historical data of Cavitt, J. F., S. L. Jones, N. M. Wilson, J. S Dieni, T. S. Zimmerman, R. H. Doster, and W. H. Howe. 2014. Atlas of breeding colonial waterbirds in the interior western United States. Research Report, U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, Colorado.
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Type
shore -
Time period
4 July 1993 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 19 | 1993 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 19 | 1993 |
| 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:
Source (Trost) is this study. Cavitt states that pairs were counted to estimate # of breeding birds.
Survey Citation:
Just July 2, 1993 survey is in historical data of Cavitt, J. F., S. L. Jones, N. M. Wilson, J. S Dieni, T. S. Zimmerman, R. H. Doster, and W. H. Howe. 2014. Atlas of breeding colonial waterbirds in the interior western United States. Research Report, U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, Colorado.
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Type
shore -
Time period
19 June 1993, 2 July 1993 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 8 | 1993 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 8 | 1993 |
| 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:
Source (Trost) is this study. Cavitt states that pairs were counted to estimate # of breeding birds (for at least July 2, 1993 survey).
Survey Citation:
Peterson, L. A. 1977. Colonial waterbirds in Idaho. Special Report to Idaho Department of Fish and Game. 38 pp.
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Time period
N/A -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | ? |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | ? |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | ? |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | ? |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
Peterson reports that Larrison et al. states that Western grebes breed here, no years provided. No reservoir named Soda Springs Reservoir but Alexander Reservoir was called Soda Point Reservoir and is impounded by the Soda Dam, also known as the Alexander Dam. Assuming this is Alexander Reservoir.
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).
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