| Specimen ID | 1695824 |
| Group | Plants |
| Genus | Trapa |
| Species | natans |
| Common Name | water chestnut |
| State | NY |
| County | St. Lawrence |
| Locality | Oswegatchie River in the village of Heuvelton |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Oswegatchie |
| HUC8 Number | 04290003 |
| HUC10 Name | Lisbon Creek-Oswegatchie River |
| HUC10 Number | 0429000310 |
| HUC12 Name | Village of Heuvelton-Oswegatchie River |
| HUC12 Number | 042900031002 |
| Map | |
| Collection Year | 2021 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | hitch hiker |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 38113 |
| Author: | Curatolo, M. |
| Date: | 2022 |
| Title: | Volunteers to remove invasive water chestnut on Oswegatchie River |
| Publisher: | Northern New York 360 |
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| Comments | Last year, 13 volunteers pulled weeds by hand below the Heuvelton dam. This year, more than 100 volunteers are expected to take part in a massive operation on June 25 to remove several hundred acres of water chestnuts infesting waters above the dam as well as more below the dam. Mechanical removal includes multiple weed harvesters. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Verifier | Ian Pfingsten |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Specimen Impact | It has found a home above and below the village of Heuvelton’s dam on the Oswegatchie River, infesting hundreds of acres of bay and river — choking it out from sunlight, killing fish and other vegetation and making the river impassable by watercraft, even kayaks. |
