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Bowman-Haley Lake

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Lake name:
Bowman-Haley Lake
Location:
North Dakota
HydroLAKE ID:
108146
GRanD ID:
827
Latitude:
45.9824737
Longitude:
-103.2593686
Surface area (km2):
8
Basin type:
reservoir
Dam completion date:
1970
Management agency:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; North Dakota Game and Fish Department
Lake use:
flood control water supply recreation
Region associations:
Spring Creek; Alkali Creek; North Fork Grand Rive
Comments:
At the conflucence of Spring Creek, Alkali Creek, and North Fork Grand River, Bowman-Haley Lake was dominated by carp in the early 1990s. There was no submerged vegetation and water quality was turbid. A carp removal program was initiated with the help of University of Idaho. Historic uranianium mining took place in the region and the reservoir sediments were tested for uranium and arsenic. Concentrations were low but the presence of these elements were remnants of mining activity in the area.

Summary of Surveys (1)

Survey Citation:
Martin, R. 2022. Pers. comm., Martin, R. 2023. Pers. comm.

  • Time period
    2018, 2022
  • Source
    Personal communication
  • Both Western and Clarks?
    N
Count Type Range Max Year
Max Adults 1 to 100 presence 2018-2022
Most Recent Adults 1 to 100 presence 2022
Max Nests 1 to 100 presence 2018-2022
Most Recent Nests 1 to 100 presence 2022
Max Chicks N/A N/A N/A
Most Recent Chicks N/A N/A N/A

Comments:

Western grebes are and have been nesting at this lake in recent years, according to Ron Martin (2023). No specific years provided so estimated the range of 2018 to 2022 as active breeding lake though it could have supported nesting prior to this range. Martin (2023) states that water levels rose in the last 20 years and many lakes had a lack of grebes in the 80s and early 90s.

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).
  • Bowman-Haley Lake Bathymetry and Map
  • Bowman-Haley Lake Water Quality
  • Invasive Carp in Bowman-Haley Lake
  • Arsenic and Uranium in Bowman-Haley Lake
  • Bowman-Haley Lake Recreation
  • Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
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