Lake Henshaw
- Lake name:
- Lake Henshaw
- Location:
- California
- HydroLAKE ID:
- 113429
- GRanD ID:
- 655
- Latitude:
- 33.239908
- Longitude:
- -116.759717
- Surface area (km2):
- 4
- Basin type:
- reservoir
- Dam completion date:
- 1923
- Management agency:
- Vista Irrigation District
- Lake use:
- irrigation water supply recreation
- Region associations:
- San Diego
- Comments:
- Supplies 30% of Vista Irrigation District's water.
Summary of Surveys (2)
Survey Citation:
Robison, K., R. Weems, and D. Anderson. 2008. Western and Clark's Grebe conservation and management in California. Annual report for year three (2007). Report for American Trader and Kure/ Stuyvesant Trustee Councils and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, California.
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Type
shore -
Time period
11 September 2007 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
Y
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 5 | 2007 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 5 | 2007 |
| Max Nests | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Nests | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Max Chicks | 0 | 0 | 2007 |
| Most Recent Chicks | 0 | 0 | 2007 |
Comments:
No chicks observed, very little nesting habitat. Subsequent reports have their own entries.
Survey Citation:
Unitt, P. 2004. San Diego County Bird Atlas. In Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History,
39:i–vii, 1–639. Available: http://sdplantatlas.org/BirdAtlas/BirdPages.aspx.
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Time period
2000 -
Source
Website -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 101 to 500 | 150 | 2000 |
| Most Recent Adults | 101 to 500 | 150 | 2000 |
| 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:
Species account of Western and Clark's breeding in San Diego County. Western grebes are described as being present at this lake irregularly over the summer and at most San Diego County reservoirs. This observation from 2000 was from P. Unitt.
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).
- Lake Henshaw Information
- Lake Henshaw Water - Vista Irrigation District
- Lake Henshaw Recreation