Calaveras Reservoir

Lake name:
Calaveras Reservoir
Location:
California
HydroLAKE ID:
112644
GRanD ID:
219
Latitude:
37.489583
Longitude:
-121.822917
Surface area (km2):
5.2
Basin type:
reservoir
Dam completion date:
1925
Management agency:
San Francisco Water Department; California Department of Fish and Wildlife; East Bay Regional Park District
Lake use:
water supply navigation other
Region associations:
East Bay Area
Comments:
Closed to the public.

Summary of Surveys (1)

Survey Citation:
Ivey, G. L. 2004. Conservation assessment and management plan for breeding Western and Clark’s Grebes in California. Unpublished technical report. American Trader Trustee Council, California. . Accessed 15 January 2020.

  • Time period
    1990s
  • Source
    Conservation Assessment, Management Plan
  • Both Western and Clarks?
    Y
Count Type Range Max Year
Max Adults 1 to 100 presence 1990s
Most Recent Adults 1 to 100 presence 1990s
Max Nests 1 to 100 presence 1990s
Most Recent Nests 1 to 100 presence 1990s
Max Chicks N/A N/A N/A
Most Recent Chicks N/A N/A N/A

Comments:

This entry to capture historical record of breeding grebes in CA prior to 2002. There were breeding grebes and noted as colony site in Calaveras Reservoir in the 1990s, no numbers or other details. Source is D. Shuford, pers. comm.

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).
  • Calaveras Reservoir Fishing