Specimen ID | 116680 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | polymorpha |
Common Name | zebra mussel |
State | MI |
County | Marquette |
Locality | Lake Superior, at Wisconsin Electric Power Company's Presque Isle Power Plant in Marquette, Michigan |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lake Superior |
HUC8 Number | 04180000 |
HUC10 Name | Nodaway Point-Frontal Lake Superior |
HUC10 Number | 0418000001 |
HUC12 Name | Nodaway Point-Frontal Lake Superior |
HUC12 Number | 041800000102 |
Map | |
Collection Month | 10 |
Collection Year | 1992 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | shipping |
Status | established |
Comments | This is the first confirmed sighting along the southern shore of Lake Superior. Continued monitoring has found no further evidence of zebra mussels since 1992. |
Record Type | Literature |
Verifier | John Babinec, WEPCO Senior Results Tech., Marquett |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |
Year Class | juvenile |
Size | 1 mm |