Dreissena polymorpha
Dreissena polymorpha
(zebra mussel)
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11 results for Dreissena polymorpha (zebra mussel)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
615186 KSDouglasClinton Lake [=Reservoir] [just W of Lawrence]2013 10270104 Lower Kansas, Kansasestablished
263617 KSDouglasKansas River, just below Bowersock Dam, Lawrence2009 10270104 Lower Kansas, Kansasestablished
263546 KSDouglasPrimary Basin of City of Lawrence's Kaw Water Treatment Plant2009 10270104 Lower Kansas, Kansascollected
241011 KSJeffersonDelaware River, at Perry Lake [=Reservoir] [~10 mi W of Topeka]2007 10270103 Delawareestablished
1724600 KSJohnsonGardner City Lake2023 10270104 Lower Kansas, Kansas 
263326 KSJohnsonKansas River at De Soto boat ramp2009 10270104 Lower Kansas, Kansascollected
1736626 KSOsageStowbridge Reservoir, near Carbondale KS2024 10270104 Lower Kansas, Kansasunknown
276154 KSPottawatomieJeffrey Energy Center Auxiliary Make-Up Lake [~3 miles N of Belvue]2011 10270102 Middle Kansasestablished
627161 KSShawneeLake Shawnee2013 10270102 Middle Kansasestablished
1737181 KSShawneeShawnee State Fishing Lake [unnamed creek]2024 10270102 Middle Kansasestablished
627162 KSWabaunseeLake Wabaunsee2013 10270102 Middle Kansasestablished

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [2/22/2026].

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