Specimen ID | 118245 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | polymorpha |
Common Name | zebra mussel |
State | WV |
County | Ohio |
Locality | Ohio River (R.M. 84.2) at Pike Island Lock & Dam [~5 mi above Wheeling, WV] |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Upper Ohio-Wheeling |
HUC8 Number | 05030106 |
HUC10 Name | Short Creek-Ohio River |
HUC10 Number | 0503010612 |
HUC12 Name | Glenns Run-Ohio River |
HUC12 Number | 050301061204 |
Map | |
Collection Month | 8 |
Collection Year | 1999 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft |
Status | established |
Comments | Four tons of zebra mussels were removed and taken to a landfill. |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Disposal | discarded |
Verifier | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district biologist |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 4 tons |
Year Class | adu/juv |