Summer Lake WA
- Lake name:
- Summer Lake WA
- Location:
- Oregon
- HydroLAKE ID:
- 774
- Latitude:
- 42.83125
- Longitude:
- -120.74375
- Surface area (km2):
- 109
- Basin type:
- non-reservoir
- Management agency:
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Region associations:
- Summer Lake Wildlife Area; Northern Great Basin
- Comments:
- This was the state's first Wildlife Area, established in 1944. It is spring fed and may have existed for 10,000 years or so. However, the pumping of water for agriculture threatens to dry it up. Includes areas of Dutchy Lake, Gold Dike Impoundment, Rest Lake, Link Marsh, North Bullgate Refuge, and North Levee Impoundment
Summary of Surveys (1)
Survey Citation:
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2021. Summer Lake Wildlife Area Management Plan. Salem, Oregon.
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Time period
2000s -
Source
Conservation Plan -
Both Western and Clarks?
Y
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 101 to 500 | 100-150 | 2000s |
| Most Recent Adults | 101 to 500 | 100-150 | 2000s |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | 50-75 | 2000s |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | 50-75 | 2000s |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
50-75 pairs of Western and Clark's grebes described as nesting in the named areas of Summer Lake WA but does not specify by site so lumping them all in one record. Also no indication of year but assuming in the 2000s due to date of report and description of habitat enhancements. Dutchy Lake supports a large colony of mixed grebes.
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).
- Summer Lake Wildlife Area Information
- Summer Lake Wildlife Area Management Plan
- Draining Summer Lake Article