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Lake Pocasse

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Grebe Survey Summary

  • Max Adults: presence
  • Year: 2010
  • Most Recent Adults: presence
  • Year: 2010
  • Survey Type: Shore
  • Most Common Threats Reported: N/A
Lake name:
Lake Pocasse
Location:
South Dakota
Latitude:
45.895634
Longitude:
-100.260291
Surface area (km2):
7.3
Basin type:
reservoir
Management agency:
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Refuge; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Region associations:
Pocasse NWR; Sand Lake NWR
Designations:
National Wildlife Refuge
Comments:
Not much information on this lake, a remote site of Sand Lake NWR and a subimpoundment of Oahe Reservoir. Impacted by drought and high winds, resulting in low water levels.

Surveys (1)

Survey Citation:
South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks; South Dakota Breeding Bird Atlas II; unpublished data.

  • Type
    shore
  • Time period
    16 July 2010
  • Source
    Database
  • Both Western and Clarks?
    N
Count Type Range Max Year
Max Adults 1 to 100 presence 2010
Most Recent Adults 1 to 100 presence 2010
Max Nests N/A N/A N/A
Most Recent Nests N/A N/A N/A
Max Chicks 1 to 100 presence 2010
Most Recent Chicks 1 to 100 presence 2010

Comments:

From latitude/longitude point, largest closest lake identified via Google Earth. No survey numbers but confirmed breeding with precocial young observed in Block ID 311.

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