Kamloops Lake
- Lake name:
- Kamloops Lake
- Location:
- British Columbia
- Latitude:
- 50.727006
- Longitude:
- -120.584647
- Surface area (km2):
- 52
- Basin type:
- non-reservoir
- Management agency:
- British Columbia Ministry of Environment
- Lake use:
- water supply recreation fisheries
- Region associations:
- Thompson River
- Comments:
- Weyerhauser Pulp Mill discharged effluent upstream of the lake, causing the lake to have major water quality issues om the early 1970s. Water quality has since improved due to better treatment of the effluent.
Summary of Surveys (2)
Survey Citation:
Forbes, L. S. 1988. Western grebe nesting in British Columbia. The Murrelet. 28-33.
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Time period
1973 -
Source
Notes -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 101 to 500 | 120 | 1973 |
| Most Recent Adults | 101 to 500 | 120 | 1973 |
| 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:
Forbes sourced historical data for 1973 from British Columbia Nest Records Scheme for Table 1. No nest count but adult count is 60 pairs. It's possible this is based on the 60 chick count, see Burger 1987. Included and cited (both BCNRS and Forbes 1988) in Table 10 of Campbell, R. W., Dawe, N. K., McTaggart-Cowan, I., Cooper, J., Kaiser, G. W., McNall, M., & Campbell, R. W. C. W. S. (1992). Nonpasserines : Introduction, loons through waterfowl. UBC Press.
Survey Citation:
Burger, A. E. 1997. Status of the Western Grebe in British Columbia. Wildlife Working
Report WR-87, Wildlife Branch, Ministry of the Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, British
Columbia, Canada.
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Time period
1973 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 40 | 1973 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 40 | 1973 |
| Max Nests | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Nests | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Max Chicks | 1 to 100 | 60 | 1973 |
| Most Recent Chicks | 1 to 100 | 60 | 1973 |
Comments:
Considered as unconfirmed records. This observation from K.J. Fleming with BCNRS (British Columbia Nest Record Scheme cards in Royal British Columbia Museum) and record was accepted by Forbes (1984, 1988) but not known to local naturalists nor wildlife officers. There is also the possibility this was reported for the wrong location. Grebes were monitored from 1980 to 1995 with no observation of breeding though conditions seem suitable.