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Grebe Survey Summary
- Max Adults: 19
- Year: 2010
- Most Recent Adults: 19
- Year: 2010
- Survey Type: Boat
- Most Common Threats Reported: N/A
- Lake name:
- Utah Lake
- Location:
- Utah
- HydroLAKE ID:
- 788
- GRanD ID:
- 479
- Latitude:
- 40.358628
- Longitude:
- -111.892115
- Surface area (km2):
- 362.2
- Basin type:
- reservoir
- Dam completion date:
- 1988
- Management agency:
- Utah State Parks and Recreation; Utah Lake Commission; Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
- Lake use:
- water supply
- Region associations:
- Utah Lake State Park; Utah Lake Wetland Preserve; Jordan River watershed
- Designations:
- State Park; Wetland Preserve
- Comments:
- Utah Lake is the largest freshwater lake in the state. The Jordan River connects Utah Lake with Great Salt Lake. Utah Lake faces challenges of water availability as water is diverted for consumption from rivers that feed into the lake. Pollution from runoff is a challenge to water quality. Individual entries compiled for Utah Lake as a total for indexing purposes. See individual entries for more details.
Surveys (2)
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
boat -
Time period
28 June 2010 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
Y
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 19 | 2010 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 19 | 2010 |
| 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 Gurr were observers. Combined Western and Clark's data into one record. 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.
Survey Citation:
Ivey, G. Colonial Nesting Birds on Utah Lake. Unpublished data. Pers. comm.
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Time period
22 June 1992 -
Source
Database -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 1 | 1992 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 1 | 1992 |
| 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:
This spreadsheet was emailed to me from Gary Ivey in an email from 19 November 2021. 1992 CNB (Colonial Nesting Bird?) Report is the information source. I do not know if it is in a published report and not sure if breeding. No other information provided.
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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- Utah Lake State Park
- Utah Lake Wetland Preserve
- Jordan River Watershed Projects
- Utah Lake Birds
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