Specimen ID | 255539 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | bugensis |
Common Name | quagga mussel |
State | CO |
County | Grand |
Locality | Shadow Mountain Reservoir in the headwaters of the Colorado River [~60 mi NW of Denver] |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Colorado Headwaters |
HUC8 Number | 14010001 |
HUC10 Name | Headwaters Colorado River |
HUC10 Number | 1401000103 |
HUC12 Name | Lake Granby |
HUC12 Number | 140100010308 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 26 |
Collection Month | 9 |
Collection Year | 2008 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft |
Status | failed |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 24104 |
Author: | The Associated Press. |
Date: | 2008 |
Title: | Invasive mussels found in Grand Lake, 2 reservoirs. |
Publisher: | The Associated Press. |
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Reference 2 |
Ref. Number: | 32420 |
Author: | Colorado Parks and Wildlife. |
Date: | 2019 |
Title: | State Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Program, Summary for Colorado Legislators per SB 08-226 |
Publisher: | Colorado Parks and Wildlife |
Pages: | 11 pp. |
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Comments | Confirmed by lab tests. Delisted as "infested" in 2014 after 5 years of negative sampling. |
Record Type | Literature |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |
Year Class | veliger |