Flaming Gorge
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Grebe Survey Summary
- Max Adults: 26
- Year: 2009
- Most Recent Adults: 26
- Year: 2009
- Survey Type: Shore
- Most Common Threats Reported: N/A
- Lake name:
- Flaming Gorge
- Location:
- Utah
- HydroLAKE ID:
- 784
- GRanD ID:
- 451
- Latitude:
- 40.915665
- Longitude:
- -109.420471
- Surface area (km2):
- 126.5
- Basin type:
- reservoir
- Dam completion date:
- 1963
- Management agency:
- U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- Lake use:
- water supply flood control hydroelectricity recreation
- Region associations:
- Green River; Upper Colorado River Basin; Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
- Designations:
- Recreation Area
- Comments:
- Major tributary of the Colorado River.
Surveys (1)
Survey Citation:
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
15 June 2009 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
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| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 26 | 2009 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 26 | 2009 |
| 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:
Parker and Frokjer were observers. Conducted as part of Western Colonial Waterbird Survey (WCWS), a breeding survey of 18 species from May to July 2009 to 2011, resulting in this Atlas.
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).
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
- Flaming Gorge Dam
- Flaming Gorge Unit
- Flaming Gorge Recreation
- Flaming Gorge Water Storage
- Flaming Gorge Fisheries
- Flaming Gorge - Earth Science Picture of the Day