Lake Skinner/Skinner Reservoir
- Lake name:
- Lake Skinner/Skinner Reservoir
- Location:
- California
- Latitude:
- 33.587
- Longitude:
- -117.072
- Surface area (km2):
- 3.5
- Basin type:
- reservoir
- Dam completion date:
- 1973
- Management agency:
- Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District; Metropolitan Water District
- Lake use:
- recreation storage regulation municipal
- Region associations:
- Lake Skinner Recreation Area
- Comments:
- Water is brought in from the Rocky Mountains and Northern California, where it is more plentiful, into this and other reservoirs in Southern California. Part of Lake Skinner Recreation Area.
Summary of Surveys (1)
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
8 September 2007 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
Y
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 100 | 2007 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 100 | 2007 |
| Max Nests | 0 | 0 | 2007 |
| Most Recent Nests | 0 | 0 | 2007 |
| Max Chicks | 1 to 100 | 30 | 2007 |
| Most Recent Chicks | 1 to 100 | 30 | 2007 |
Comments:
Previously undocumented as a nesting site. No nesting colony found though there is potential nesting habitat. Some boating recreation. One of the higher productivity sites in 2007. Subsequent reports have their own entries.
Sources of Information
- Skinner Dam Information
- Lake Skinner Recreation Area
- Lake Skinner Water Treatment - Rainbow Municipal Water District
- Lake Skinner Quagga Mussel Control - Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
- Lake Skinner Recreation Area Information
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) for Lake Earl