Banks Lake
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Grebe Survey Summary
- Max Adults: 500
- Year: 1977
- Most Recent Adults: 35
- Year: 2011
- Survey Type: N/A
- Most Common Threats Reported: N/A
- Lake name:
- Banks Lake
- Location:
- Washington
- HydroLAKE ID:
- 725
- GRanD ID:
- 311
- Latitude:
- 47.85385
- Longitude:
- -119.171805
- Surface area (km2):
- 106.7
- Basin type:
- reservoir
- Dam completion date:
- 1948
- Management agency:
- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Bureau of Reclamation
- Lake use:
- flood control irrigation hydroelectricity navigation
- Region associations:
- Grand Coulee; Columbia Basin; Banks Lake Wildlife Recreation Area
- Designations:
- Wildlife Recreation Area
- Comments:
- Part of the Columbia Basin Project. Two dams were built on the Columbia River, now named the Grand Coulee. Spans 27 miles long.
Surveys (1)
Survey Citation:
Wahl, T. R. 2005. Western Grebe. Pages 81-82, Clarkâs Grebe, p. 83, in T. R. Wahl, B. Tweit, and S. G. Mlodinow, eds. Birds of Washington: status and distribution. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon.
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Time period
28 August 1977, 1988 -
Source
Book (species account) -
Both Western and Clarks?
Y
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 101 to 500 | 500 | 1977 |
| Most Recent Adults | 101 to 500 | 500 | 1977 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | 1977? |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | 1977? |
| Max Chicks | 1 to 100 | 74 | 1988 |
| Most Recent Chicks | 1 to 100 | 74 | 1988 |
Comments:
Mentions the 139 Western grebe adults and 74 young in 1988 reported in the WDFW factsheet Table 1, but this 500 birds in 1977 is an additional # in time period prior to Table 1. I put in separate line because different citation. There were Clark's grebe nests reported by Smith et. al (1977) but no numbers nor year, assumed 1977.
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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