Lake Isabella
- Lake name:
- Lake Isabella
- Location:
- California
- Latitude:
- 35.669925
- Longitude:
- -118.4278184
- Surface area (km2):
- 23.8
- Basin type:
- reservoir
- Dam completion date:
- 1953
- Management agency:
- Kern County Parks and Recreation, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Lake use:
- flood control irrigation hydroelectricity recreation
- Region associations:
- Kern River, Sequoia National Forest, Central Valley, Bakersfield
- Comments:
- Open water can experience gusts up to 60 mph.
Summary of Surveys (1)
Survey Citation:
Ivey, G. L. 2004. Conservation assessment and management plan for breeding Western and Clarkâs Grebes in California. Unpublished technical report. American Trader Trustee Council, California. . Accessed 15 January 2020.
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Time period
1994? -
Source
Conservation Assessment, Management Plan -
Both Western and Clarks?
Y
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | 1994? |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | 1994? |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | 1994? |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | 1994? |
| 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 was a small number of breeding grebes and noted as colony site in Lake Isabella but no numbers, year, or other details. Source is Small (1994) so estimated year as 1994.
Sources of Information
- 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 Isabella Recreation
- Isabella Lake Dam
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
- Lake Isabella Flood Area
- Lake Isabella Information
- Lake Isabella Recreation