American Falls Reservoir, Snake River
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Grebe Survey Summary
- Max Adults: 231
- Year: 2010
- Most Recent Adults: 231
- Year: 2010
- Survey Type: Shore
- Most Common Threats Reported: N/A
- Lake name:
- American Falls Reservoir, Snake River
- Location:
- Idaho
- HydroLAKE ID:
- 775
- GRanD ID:
- 411
- Latitude:
- 42.779062
- Longitude:
- -112.873708
- Surface area (km2):
- 199.3
- Basin type:
- reservoir
- Dam completion date:
- 1977
- Management agency:
- Bureau of Reclamation; Idaho Department of Fish and Game; Idaho Power
- Lake use:
- irrigation hydroelectricity recreation
- Region associations:
- Upper Snake River; American Falls Reservoir District
- Comments:
- This reservoir and Lake Lowell in Deer Flat NWR are one of two sites with >5,000 shorebirds in more than half of all the years surveyed. The reservoir has been negatively impacted by agricultural runoff from surrounding lands.
Surveys (1)
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?
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| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 100 | ? |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 100 | ? |
| 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 summarizes historic Western grebe nesting colonies in Idaho. No numbers nor years for this record but states that colony or colonies are at shoreline of bays.
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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