Lake Darling, Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge (NWR)
- Lake name:
- Lake Darling, Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge (NWR)
- Location:
- North Dakota
- HydroLAKE ID:
- 8313
- GRanD ID:
- 732
- Latitude:
- 48.461399
- Longitude:
- -101.577083
- Surface area (km2):
- 21.25
- Basin type:
- reservoir
- Dam completion date:
- 1936
- Management agency:
- North Dakota Game and Fish Department; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Region associations:
- Souris River Basin; Upper Souris NWR
- Comments:
- There are two Lake Darlings. This is the one in Renville County. Flood water is held in Lake Darling and released for marsh management. The Souris River originates in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Summary of Surveys (1)
Survey Citation:
Martin, R. 2022. Pers. comm., Martin, R. 2023. Pers. comm.
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Time period
2018, 2022 -
Source
Personal communication -
Both Western and Clarks?
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| 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).
- Lake Darling Bathymetry and Map
- Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge Fisheries
- Lake Darling Hydrograph
- Lake Darling Flood Control Project
- Lake Darling Reservoir
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
- Lake Darling Water Quality