Specimen Information

Dreissena bugensis
Dreissena bugensis
(quagga mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID1421483
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateCA
CountyLos Angeles
LocalitySan Gabriel River, (upper) below Morris Dam
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Gabriel
HUC8 Number18070106
HUC10 Number1807010606
HUC12 Number180701060601
Map
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Collection Day26
Collection Month10
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusunknown
CommentsQuagga mussel veligers from the Colorado River Aqueduct were released at this location for 12 days due to an unplanned operational issue. All of the flow was fully contained within the groundwater replenishment system and no waterbodies downstream, of this engineered facility were impacted. Monitoring of the multiple downstream locations has shown no veliger detections since the initial sightings on October 26 and 31, 2017.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierMetropolitan Water District of Southern California
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/25/2024].

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