Dreissena polymorpha

Zebra mussel

Collection Information for Dreissena polymorpha

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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYearHUC NumberDrainage NameStatus
116084ON Lake Ontario, Settling post-veligers (<1mm) on rocks at Adolphustown, Ontario.199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116079NYMonroeLake Ontario, adult zebra mussels retrieved on fishing gear during the fish assessment programs near Rochester, bottom trawl at 28-100m199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158327ON Lake Ontario at Clarkson, ONT [~15 mi SW of Toronto]199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116076NYOswegoOswego River, attached zebra mussel on sampling plates in the Oswego R.(New York).199004140203Oswegoestablished
116254INLakeLake Michigan, Whiting Water Plant, Whiting, Indiana199004190000Lake Michiganestablished
116256MIBerrienLake Michigan, Benton Harbor Water Plant, Benton Harbor, Michigan199004050001St. Josephestablished
116271NYMonroeLake Ontario, Monroe CWA, Rochester, New York199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116273NYMonroeLake Ontario, Brockport Water Plant, Brockport, New York199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116313ON Lake Ontario, mussels attached to water monitoring equipment at Tommy Thompson Park (Toronto)199004270104Humber River-Frontal Lake Ontarioestablished
158326ON Lake Ontario at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116268NYErieLake Erie, Buffalo Water Plant, Buffalo, New York199004260000Lake Erieestablished
116260MISt. ClairSt. Clair River, Port Huron Water Plant, Port Huron, Michigan199004090001St. Clairestablished
116314ON Lake Ontario, Mussels attached to navigational buoys in and around Toronto harbor199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116315ON Lake Ontario, Mussels attached to navigational buoys around Port Weller199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116277OHAshtabulaLake Erie, Conneaut Water Plant, Conneaut, Ohio199004260000Lake Erieestablished
116280OHLorainLake Erie, Lorain Water Plant, Lorain, Ohio199004260000Lake Erieestablished
116081ON Lake Ontario, Veliger larvae in water intake of Lake Ontario Cement plant in Picton [Ontario].199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116082NYOswegoLake Ontario, Zebra mussels at Fitzpatrick power station (Oswego) and at F.D. Roosevelt hydro dam in the St. Lawrence River.199004140203Oswegoestablished
116262MIBerrienLake Michigan, St. Joseph Water Plant, St. Joseph, Michigan199004050001St. Josephestablished
116284OHCuyahogaLake Erie, Nottingham Water Plant, Cleveland, Ohio199004260000Lake Erieestablished
116286OHCuyahogaLake Erie, Division Water Plant, Cleveland, Ohio199004260000Lake Erieestablished
116258MIOttawaLake Michigan, Holland Water Plant, Holland, Michigan199004050002Black-Macatawaestablished
116078NYOswegoLake Ontario, near Oswego, NY199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116232NYWayneLake Ontario, near Pultneyville, NY (found on gear during fish assessment program)199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116234NYMonroeLake Ontario, near Rochester, NY199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116235NYNiagaraLake Ontario, near Niagara Falls, NY199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116233NYNiagaraLake Ontario, near Olcott, NY (found on gear during fish assessment program)199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116312ON Lake Ontario, attached mussels found during OMNR diving survey at Picton, Ontario.199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116311ON Lake Ontario, attached mussels found during OMNR diving survey at Burlington, Ontario.199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116074OHAshtabulaLake Erie, raw water intakes of the Ohio American Water Company at the Ashtabula District Water Treatment Plant.199004260000Lake Erieestablished
116075ON Lake Ontario, attached mussels found by divers in April on Canada Lafarge dock at Bath, Ontario.199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116101NYOrleansLake Ontario, Oak Creek (Oak Orchard Marine S.P. ?), between Rochester and the Niagara River199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116099ON Lake Ontario, N. Channel, Bay of Quinte, Kingston, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116100NYNiagaraNiagara River, Niagara Falls, NY199004270101Niagara Riverestablished
116405INLakeLake Michigan, Northern Indiana Public Service County, Gary199004190000Lake Michiganestablished
116109ON Lake Ontario, Toronto, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116122ON Lake Ontario, Oshawa, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116102MIHuronLake Huron, Saginaw Bay, Sebewaing River, Michigan199004240002Lake Huronestablished
116403INLaPorteLake Michigan, Dept. of Water Works, Michigan City, IN199004040001Little Calumet-Galienestablished
116105WIKenoshaLake Michigan, Kenosha Harbor, Kenosha WI199004190000Lake Michiganestablished
116104ON Lake Ontario, Toronto Harbor, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
117299OHErieLake Erie at Shoreline Park, Sandusky, OH199004260000Lake Erieestablished
116080NYMonroeLake Ontario, attached mussels at Beebee and Russel generating stations(Genesee River) and at Gina generating station (E. of Rochester); first seen in July.199004130003Lower Geneseeestablished
116107INLakeLake Michigan, Gary, Indiana (west part of shore)199004190000Lake Michiganestablished
116083NYNiagaraLake Ontario, Somerset generating station199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116150ON Lake Erie, Wheatley, Ontario199004260000Lake Erieestablished
116111NYOswegoLake Ontario, Pulaski, NY199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116148NYNiagaraLake Ontario, Somerset Station water systems in Barker, NY199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116316ON Lake Ontario, post-veligers found at Grimsby water supply station199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116236NYMonroeLake Ontario, near Hilton, NY199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116110MIMacombLake St. Clair, Anchor Bay, Clinton River199004090002Lake St. Clairestablished
116116ILCookLake Michigan, Chicago199004190000Lake Michiganestablished
116112NYOswegoLake Ontario, near Oswego, NY199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116125MIOttawaLake Michigan, Port Sheldon, MI., Comble Plant, also at Muskegon199004050002Black-Macatawaestablished
116108ON Lake Huron, Harbor at Goderich, Ontario199004240002Lake Huronestablished
116205MIBerrienLake Michigan, at Bridgman199004190000Lake Michiganestablished
116409INLakeLake Michigan, S.W. Bay, 1.5 miles from shore and about 200 yds. off Inland Steel County, East Chicago, IN199004190000Lake Michiganestablished
117301OHOttawaLake Erie at Put-In-Bay, South Bass Island199004260000Lake Erieestablished
116147WIDouglasLake Superior, Superior Harbor, Superior199004180000Lake Superiorestablished
116402INPorterLake Michigan, Bailly Generating Station, Chesterton199004040001Little Calumet-Galienestablished
116179INPorterLake Michigan, Port of Indiana, Midwest Steel199004190000Lake Michiganestablished
116163ILCookLake Michigan, Chicago, Commonwealth Edison Power Plant199004190000Lake Michiganestablished
116124MIVan BurenLake Michigan, Palasades Power Plant, South Haven, MI199004190000Lake Michiganestablished
116113MIHuronLake Huron, Saginaw Bay, at mouth of bay and Sand point area.199004240002Lake Huronestablished
116186INLakeLake Michigan, East Chicago, LTV Steel199004190000Lake Michiganestablished
116187INLakeLake Michigan, East Chicago, Water Works199004190000Lake Michiganestablished
116184INLakeLake Michigan, Gary, U.S. Steel199004040001Little Calumet-Galienestablished
116183INLakeLake Michigan, Gary, USX Steel199004040001Little Calumet-Galienestablished
116176INPorterLake Michigan, Port of Indiana, NIPSCO Plant199004190000Lake Michiganestablished
116175INLaPorteLake Michigan, Michigan City, Water Works199004040001Little Calumet-Galienestablished
116177INPorterLake Michigan, Port of Indiana, Bethlehem Steel199004190000Lake Michiganestablished
116180INLakeLake Michigan, Gary, NIPSCO Plant199004040001Little Calumet-Galienestablished
116182INLakeLake Michigan, Gary, Water Works199004040001Little Calumet-Galienestablished
116204MIArenacLake Huron, Au Gres, Michigan.199004240002Lake Huronestablished
116117ON Lake Huron, Port Elgin and Southampton, Ontario, Canada199004240002Lake Huronestablished
116118MIOttawaLake Michigan, Holland, MI199004190000Lake Michiganestablished
116114MIMuskegonMuskegon Lake in Muskegon199004060102Muskegonestablished
116085ON Lake Ontario, Veliger larvae at Celanese Canada in Millhaven, in the water intake, late fall. [Near Kingston, Ontario]199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
116120ON St. Marys River, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada199004200002St. Marysestablished
116121ON Lake Superior, Thunder Bay, Ontario199004180000Lake Superiorestablished
116206MIBayLake Huron, Essexville, Michigan.199004080206Saginawestablished
116119NYWayneLake Ontario, Pultneyville, NY199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
156257ON Lake Erie (eastern basin), Deep (27 m)199004260000Lake Erieestablished
158329ON Lake Ontario at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158332ON Lake Ontario, at Port Weller, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158330ON Lake Ontario, at Hamilton, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158334ON Lake Ontario at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158331ON Lake Ontario, at Grimsby, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158336ON Lake Ontario, at Hamilton, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158346ON Lake Ontario, at Hamilton, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158335ON Lake Ontario, at Port Weller, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158333ON Lake Ontario at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158349ON Lake Ontario, at Main Duck Island, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158337ON Lake Ontario at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158341ON Lake Ontario, at Port Weller, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158338ON Lake Ontario at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158342ON Lake Ontario, at Port Weller, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158348ON Lake Ontario, at Port Credit, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158347ON Lake Ontario, at Bronte, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158339ON Lake Ontario at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158343ON Lake Ontario, at Port Weller, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158345ON Lake Ontario, at Hamilton, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158340ON Lake Ontario at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158344ON Lake Ontario, at Port Weller, Ontario199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158351ON Lake Ontario in the vicinity of Darlington Nuclear Generating Station [see Port Darlington]199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158352ON Lake Ontario at the Lakeview Thermal Generating Station [vicinity of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada]199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158353ON Lake Ontario at Sam Smith Park in Etobicoke [just W of Toronto]199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158354ON Lake Ontario at Petro Canada plant in Oakville199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158355ON Lake Ontario, a shipping channel east of Cherry Street in Toronto199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
158357ON Lake Ontario at Lakeview water supply station in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada199004280002Lake Ontarioestablished
240321ON Lake St. Clair [SW corner]199004090002Lake St. Clairestablished
240322ON Lake St. Clair [southcentral portion]199004090002Lake St. Clairestablished
240323ON Lake St. Clair [SE corner]199004090002Lake St. Clairestablished
242490NYNiagaraErie Canal at Lockport, NY199004270101Niagara Riverestablished
242501NYOrleansErie Canal at Albion199004130001Oak Orchard-Twelvemileestablished
242504NYMonroeGenesee River in Rochester at a hydroelectric plant, Station 26199004130003Lower Geneseeestablished
116077NYOrleansErie Canal between Lockport and Palmyra199004130001Oak Orchard-Twelvemileestablished
242509NYWayneErie Canal at Palmyra, NY199004140201Senecaestablished
261373OHLucasLake Erie, at City of Toledo water intake199004260000Lake Erieestablished
261374OHCuyahogaLake Erie, off Cleveland at the Kirkland water intake199004260000Lake Erieestablished
261375NYErieLake Erie, 6.7 km offshore [W of Lackawana area]199004260000Lake Erieestablished
261376NYErieLake Erie, 6.5 km offshore [S of Point Albino, Ontario, Canada]199004260000Lake Erieestablished
261377NYErieLake Erie, 14.8 km offshore [S of Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada]199004260000Lake Erieestablished
261378NYErieLake Erie, 9.3 km offshore [NW of Lake Erie Beach]199004260000Lake Erieestablished
261379NYErieLake Erie, 1 km offshore [W of Wendt Beach Park]199004260000Lake Erieestablished
261381NYErieLake Erie, 2.9 km offshore [W of Athol Springs]199004260000Lake Erieestablished
261382NYErieLake Erie, 1.8 km offshore [W of Lackawanna]199004260000Lake Erieestablished
261383NYErieLake Erie, 2.4 km offshore [W of Buffalo]199004260000Lake Erieestablished
261380NYErieLake Erie, 1.5 km offshore [N of Highland-on-the-Lake]199004260000Lake Erieestablished
261534ON Lake Erie, at Sunken Chicken Reef, Ontario [W of Pelee Island]199004260000Lake Erieestablished
261535ON Lake Erie, at Chickenolee Reef, Ontario [just S of Pelee Island]199004260000Lake Erieestablished
261536ON Lake Erie, at Sunken Chicken Reef, Ontario [W of Pelee Island]199004260000Lake Erieestablished
261537ON Lake Erie, at Hen Island Reef, Ontario [W of Pelee Island]199004260000Lake Erieestablished
116103MIAlpenaThunder Bay River, on 9th Ave. Bridge in Alpena199004070006Thunder Bayestablished
116106MIBerrienLake Michigan, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman199004190000Lake Michiganestablished
116185INLakeLake Michigan, East Chicago, at Inland Steel199004190000Lake Michiganestablished
116181INLakeLake Michigan, Gary, Union Carbide199004190000Lake Michiganestablished
268708ILCookCalumet River, one mile from mouth at Lake Michigan at Acme Steel199004040001Little Calumet-Galienestablished
268709WIDouglasLake Superior, Superior Harbor199004180000Lake Superiorestablished
116162ILCookLake Michigan, Chicago, offshore of Loyola University199004190000Lake Michiganestablished
116207MIOttawaLake Michigan, just offshore of J. H. Campbell Power Plant [Port Sheldon Township]199004190000Lake Michiganestablished
547269PAErieLake Erie, W of Presque Isle199004260000Lake Erieestablished
547272ON Tilbury Water Treatment Plant, Ontario, Canada199004090007Lower Thames Riverunknown
547274NYChautauquaLake Erie, west side of Dunkirk Harbor in power utility intake199004260000Lake Erieunknown
547275ON Lake Erie at the Nanticoke Generating Station in Nanticoke, Ontario, Canada199004260000Lake Erieunknown
547276OHCuyahogaLake Erie, power plant intake, Cleveland199004260000Lake Erieunknown
116115WISheboyganLake Michigan, Sheboygan at Edgewater Generating Station199004190000Lake Michiganestablished
865900NYMonroe[No locality provided]199004130003Lower Geneseeestablished
862705NYMonroe[No locality provided]199004130003Lower Geneseeestablished
863162NYMonroe[No locality provided]199004130003Lower Geneseeestablished
862583NYMonroe[No locality provided]199004130001Oak Orchard-Twelvemileestablished
862710NYNiagara[No locality provided]199004130001Oak Orchard-Twelvemileestablished
865899NYMonroe[No locality provided]199004130003Lower Geneseeestablished
863128NYMonroe[No locality provided]199004130003Lower Geneseeestablished
863132NYMonroe[No locality provided]199004130003Lower Geneseeestablished
863141NYNiagara[No locality provided]199004130001Oak Orchard-Twelvemileestablished
863143NYMonroe[No locality provided]199004130001Oak Orchard-Twelvemileestablished
1320132OHOttawaLake Erie, Put-In-Bay, South Bass Island199004260000Lake Erieestablished
1320355OHErieLake Erie, Sandusky, Shoreline Park199004260000Lake Erieestablished
1332804PAEriePresque Isle State Park, North Pier199004260000Lake Erieestablished
1702300  Southern Lake St. Clair199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702392ON Lake St. Clair in between Stoney Point and Tremblay Beach Conservation Area199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702387ON Lake St. Clair across from Ruscom Shores Conservation Area199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702345ON Lake St. Clair out of Belle River Marina199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702344ON Lake St. Clair across in between Emeryville and Belle River199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702343ON Lake St. Clair East of Peche Island city park199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702341ON Lake St. Clair East of Peche Island city park199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702340ON Lake St. Clair East of Peche Island city park199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702417ON Lake St. Clair across from Emeryville199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702414ON Southern area of Lake St. Clair199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702409ON Lake St. Clair in between Ruscom Conservation Area and Stoney Point199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702411ON Lake St. Clair across from Ruscom Shores Conservation Area199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702407ON Lake St. Clair across from Stoney point199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702457ON Lake St. Clair between Stoney Point and Lighthouse Cove199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702456ON Lake St. Clair across from Stoney Point199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702455ON Lake St. Clair between Deerbrook and Stoney Point199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702454ON Lake St. Clair across from Deerbrook199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702453ON Lake St. Clair between Belle River and Deerbrook199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702452ON Lake St. Clair across from Belle River199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702451ON Lake St. Clair across from Emeryville199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702450ON Lake St. Clair to the left of Emeryville199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702449ON Lake St. Clair across from Belle River Marina199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702448ON Lake St. Clair between between Belle River and Deerbrook199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702346ON Lake St. Clair across Belle River199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702404ON Lake St. Clair in between Stoney Point and Lighthouse Cove199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702401ON Lake St. Clair to the left of St. Clair National Wildlife Area199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702396ON Lake St. Clair across from Lighthouse Cove199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702394ON Southeast area of Lake St. Clair199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702390ON Southeast area of Lake St. Clair199004090002Lake St. Clair 
1702609MIWayneLake St. Clair across from Belle Isle199004090002Lake St. Clair 

Citation for this information:
U.S. Geological Survey, 2024, Dreissena polymorpha: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL, https://nas.er.usgs.gov, Access Date: 4/19/2024