Sweetwater Lake
- Lake name:
- Sweetwater Lake
- Location:
- North Dakota
- Latitude:
- 46.8798326
- Longitude:
- -98.2082025
- Basin type:
- non-reservoir
- Region associations:
- Lake Alice NWR; Devils Lake Basin; Devils Lake Wetland Management District; Devils Lake; Sweetwater Lake; Dry Lake; Lake Alice
- Comments:
- Not much information on this lake nor which one as there are a few Sweetwater Lakes in ND. From the illustration, estimating that this is the Sweetwater Lake in Barnes County. Original text does not indicate. Part of a complex of lakes referred to as the Chain Lakes, these lakes (and others not part of this inventory), were historically interconnected prior to drainage infrastructure operation in 1979.
Summary of Surveys (3)
Survey Citation:
Johnsgard, Paul A., "Wetland Birds of the Central Plains: South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas" (2012). Zea
E-Books. 8. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/zeabook/8
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Time period
N/A -
Source
Book -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | ? |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | N/A |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | ? |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | ? |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
No survey, just a mention that Western grebe nests in a colony on this lake averaged a distance of 2 yards. No other information nor details.
Survey Citation:
Stewart, R. E. (1975). Breeding birds of North Dakota. Tri-College Center for Environmental Studies.
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Time period
1896, ? -
Source
Book -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 501 to 1000 | presumably ~500 to 1000 | 1896 |
| Most Recent Adults | 501 to 1000 | presumably ~500 to 1000 | 1896 |
| Max Nests | 101 to 500 | 300-500 | 1896 |
| Most Recent Nests | 101 to 500 | 300-500 | 1896 |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
One of the larger colonies on record in the state.
Survey Citation:
Charleston Museum. 1959. One of four Western grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lawrence 1858) eggs from Sweetwater Lake, Ramsey County. CBE1573-CBE1576. Collected by E. S. Bryant. Charleston, South Carolina. https://www.charlestonmuseum.org/research/collection/aechmophorus-occidentalis-western-grebe/0E980630-A091-41DB-82F4-127943991926
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Time period
1858 -
Source
Specimen -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 501 to 1000 | presumably ~500 to 1000 | 1858 |
| Most Recent Adults | 501 to 1000 | presumably ~500 to 1000 | 1858 |
| Max Nests | 101 to 500 | 300-500 | 1858 |
| Most Recent Nests | 101 to 500 | 300-500 | 1858 |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
E.S. Bryant collected the four Western grebe eggs, assuming 1858 which is the only year provided in the description as "Lawrence 1858". Bryant describes the colony as 300 to 500 nests in 4.5 feet of water. The colony is mixed with other waterbird species.