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Gasterosteus aculeatus

Threespine Stickleback

Collection Information for Gasterosteus aculeatus

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Specimen ID	State	County	Locality	Year	HUC Number	Drainage Name	Status
35505	MI	Ottawa	Lake Michigan (Great Lakes Dr.), 10 km from Grand Haven Ottawa County	1983	04050002	Black-Macatawa	collected
46360	WI	Milwaukee	Lake Michigan at Milwaukee Harbor's Juneau Park	1986	04040003	Milwaukee	established
46361	WI	Milwaukee	Lake Michigan at Milwaukee Harbor's Juneau Park	1986	04040003	Milwaukee	established
35942	MN	Lake	Baptism River, at mouth	1987	04010101	Baptism-Brule	established
33693	IL	Cook	Lake Michigan (near Cicero)	1988	04190000	Lake Michigan	established
33692	IL	Cook	Lake Michigan at Trident Harbor	1988	04190000	Lake Michigan	established
46362	WI	Kewaunee	Lake Michigan tributary	1989	04190000	Lake Michigan	established
40088	OH	Lucas	Lake Erie, Maumee Bay	1994	04260000	Lake Erie	established
35896	MN	Cook	Lake Superior, at Cooling tower intakes of LTV Steel in Taconite Harbor	1994	04180000	Lake Superior	established
272824	MI	Chippewa	St. Marys River near Twin Island	1982	04200002	St. Marys	unknown
272823	MI	Chippewa	St. Marys River near Rocky Point	1982	04200002	St. Marys	unknown
272825	MI	Chippewa	St. Marys River near Raber Bay	1982	04200002	St. Marys	unknown
46559	WI	Kewaunee	Kewaunee River approx. 15 m below the Kewaunee River Dam	1996	04030102	Door-Kewaunee	established
46638	WI	Bayfield	Iron River	1997	04010301	Beartrap-Nemadji	established
46561	WI	Racine	Root River, below the Holiday Inn dam on Highway MM in Racine	1997	04040002	Pike-Root	established
35574	MI	Marquette	Lake Superior, lower harbor (Marquette harbor) between break wall and ore dock	1997	04180000	Lake Superior	established
153288	WI	Douglas	St. Louis River estuary	1998	04010201	St. Louis	established
35893	WI	Douglas	St. Louis River estuary	1998	04010201	St. Louis	established
35573	MI	Gogebic	Omans Creek under Rt. 505 bridge near mouth [~12 mi. NW of Ironwood, MI]	1998	04180000	Lake Superior	established
35941	MN	Lake	Skunk Creek, at mouth, in Two Harbors	1998	04180000	Lake Superior	established
35909	MN	Lake	Skunk Creek, at mouth, in Two Harbors	1998	04180000	Lake Superior	established
46637	WI	Bayfield	Iron River	1999	04010301	Beartrap-Nemadji	established
46628	WI	Bayfield	Flag River, a trib on the southwest shore of Lake Superior near Herbster WI, at Port Wing Marina	1999	04010301	Beartrap-Nemadji	established
35516	MI	Ontonagon	Misery River [NW corner of Ontonagon County]	1999	04180000	Lake Superior	established
1522433	MN		Lake Superior drainage	2001	04180000	Lake Superior	established
153618	MI	Ontonagon	Potato River, near mouth	1995	04180000	Lake Superior	established
153619	MI	Ontonagon	Mineral River, near mouth	1996	04020101	Black-Presque Isle	established
153620	WI	Iron	Brule River, near mouth	1996	04030108	Menominee	collected
153621	ON		Lake Superior at Thunder Bay Harbor, Thunder Bay, Ontario	1995	04180000	Lake Superior	established
153622	WI	Iron	Lake Superior at Saxon Harbor (Oronto Bay)	1995	04180000	Lake Superior	established
153623	MI	Marquette	Chocolay River, near mouth	1996	04020201	Betsy-Chocolay	established
153624	MI	Marquette	Lake Superior, at Marquette, MI (upper harbor)	1996	04180000	Lake Superior	established
153625	MI	Ontonagon	Firesteel River near mouth (Lake Superior)[~7 mi. NE of Ontonagon, MI]	1997	04020103	Keweenaw Peninsula	established
153626	MI	Ontonagon	Misery River, near mouth	1998	04180000	Lake Superior	established
153627	WI	Bayfield	Iron River, near mouth	1999	04010301	Beartrap-Nemadji	established
153628	MI	Ontonagon	Ontonagon River, near mouth	2001	04020102	Ontonagon	established
156342	WI	Douglas	St. Louis River estuary	1999	04010201	St. Louis	established
156354	WI	Douglas	St. Louis River estuary	2001	04010201	St. Louis	established
156610	ON		Lake Superior at Black Bay - Georges Point [next large bay east of Thunder Bay]	2002	04180000	Lake Superior	established
156611	ON		Lake Superior at N.W. Black Bay [next large bay east of Thunder Bay, ONT]	2002	04180000	Lake Superior	established
156612	ON		Lake Superior at Maple Island [across the bay from Whitefish Point, MI]	2002	04180000	Lake Superior	established
158211	IN	Porter	Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore	1999	04040001	Little Calumet-Galien	established
158843	MN	Lake	Lake Superior near Two Harbors	2001	04180000	Lake Superior	established
278794	MN	Lake	Lake Superior [near Castle Danger]	2001	04180000	Lake Superior	established
278795	MN	Lake	Lake Superior [between Gooseberry and Split Rock rivers]	2001	04180000	Lake Superior	established
278796	MN	Lake	Lake Superior [near Split Rock River]	2001	04180000	Lake Superior	established
278797	MN	Cook	Lake Superior [near Lutsen]	2001	04180000	Lake Superior	established
278802	MN	Cook	Lake Superior [near Grand Marais]	2001	04180000	Lake Superior	established
159140	MI	Alger	Munising Bay [Munising, MI]	2004	04180000	Lake Superior	established
159141	MI	Alger	Lake Superior in West Bay of Grand Marais, MI [UP]	2004	04180000	Lake Superior	established
159152	MI	Alger	Lake Superior in West Bay of Grand Marais, MI [UP]	2004	04180000	Lake Superior	established
159148	MI	Marquette	Lake Superior, lower harbor (Marquette harbor) between break wall and ore dock	2004	04180000	Lake Superior	established
159151	MI	Alger	Munising Bay [Munising, MI]	2004	04180000	Lake Superior	established
159149	MI	Marquette	Lake Superior (upper Marquette Harbor)	2004	04180000	Lake Superior	established
1702181	ON		Lake Huron	2000	04240002	Lake Huron	established
159979	MI	Macomb	Lake St. Clair	2000	04090002	Lake St. Clair	established
1702179	MI	Keweenaw	Lake Superior, MI	2000	04180000	Lake Superior	established
1702180	WI	Ozaukee	Lake Michigan	2000	04190000	Lake Michigan	established
161262	MI	Marquette	Lake Superior in lower Marquette Harbor	2004	04180000	Lake Superior	established
163762	MI	Keweenaw	Lake Superior between Great Sand Bay and Eagle Harbor on the upper peninsula of Michigan	2000	04180000	Lake Superior	established
164296	ON		South Bay, Manitoulin Island, Lake Huron, Ontario	1980	04240001	Manitoulin Island	established
276830	MN	St. Louis	St. Louis River at Lake Superior	2006	04010201	St. Louis	established
1337383	ON		Thunder Bay	1987	04180000	Lake Superior	established
272822	MI	Midland	Tittabawassee River below the Dow Corning plant	1982	04080201	Tittabawassee	unknown
237221	MI	Keweenaw	Lake Superior in bay between Great Sand Bay and Eagle Harbor on the Keweenaw Peninsula [=Cat Harbor]	2005	04180000	Lake Superior	established
238519	WI	Kenosha	mouth of Barnes Creek (tributary to Lake Michigan)	2007	04040002	Pike-Root	established
238520	WI	Kenosha	near the mouth of an unnamed creek flowing through Carol Beach in Kenosha County	2007	04190000	Lake Michigan	established
272821	MI	Emmet	Lake Michigan at mouth of Carp Lake River, SW of Mackinaw City, MI	1982	04190000	Lake Michigan	unknown
272826	MI	Benzie	Otter Creek 230 m upstream from Lake Michigan	1984	04060104	Betsie-Platte	unknown
164298	MI	Presque Isle	Lake Huron, Hammond Bay	1983	04240002	Lake Huron	collected
272827	MI	Chippewa	Lake Huron off Saint Vital Point	1983	04240002	Lake Huron	unknown
272828	MI	Presque Isle	Lake Huron, Hammond Bay	1984	04240002	Lake Huron	unknown
272829	MI	Chippewa	Lake Huron off Saint Vital Point	1984	04240002	Lake Huron	unknown
272830	MI	Schoolcraft	Lake Michigan near Seul Choix Point	1984	04030114	Millecoquins Lake-Brevoort River	unknown
278784	OH	Lucas	Lake Erie, west of the Cooley Canal, in 14ft of water off Potters Pond [near Toledo]	1990	04260000	Lake Erie	collected
299966	WI	Bayfield	Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior	1997	04180000	Lake Superior	established
793298	WI	Milwaukee	[No specific locality provided]	1987	04190000	Lake Michigan	unknown
793300	WI	Milwaukee	[No specific locality provided]	1990	04190000	Lake Michigan	unknown
793301	WI	Milwaukee	[No specific locality provided]	1991	04190000	Lake Michigan	unknown
793302	WI	Milwaukee	[No specific locality provided]	1993	04190000	Lake Michigan	unknown
793299	WI	Kewaunee	UnnamedCreek at RM 0.3	1989	04190000	Lake Michigan	unknown
793321	WI	Marquette	Neenah Creek	2010	04030201	Upper Fox	unknown
793293	WI	Milwaukee	Lake Michigan at RM 39.2	1984	04040002	Pike-Root	unknown
793294	WI	Ozaukee	Lake Michigan at RM 69.1	1985	04190000	Lake Michigan	unknown
793295	WI	Milwaukee	Lake Michigan at RM 44.1	1985	04190000	Lake Michigan	unknown
793296	WI	Milwaukee	Lake Michigan at RM 43.2	1986	04190000	Lake Michigan	unknown
793297	WI	Milwaukee	Lake Michigan at RM 43.2	1986	04190000	Lake Michigan	unknown
793303	WI	Douglas	Superior Bay at RM 5.1	1994	04010201	St. Louis	unknown
793305	WI	Oconto	Brookside Creek	2002	04030103	Duck-Pensaukee	unknown
793306	WI	Sheboygan	[No specific locality provided]	2003	04190000	Lake Michigan	unknown
793314	WI	Douglas	Dutchman Creek	2004	04010301	Beartrap-Nemadji	unknown
793315	WI	Kewaunee	Unnamed Single-line Stream T22n-r24e-s25	2004	04190000	Lake Michigan	unknown
793316	WI	Bayfield	Cranberry River	2006	04010301	Beartrap-Nemadji	unknown
793317	WI	Douglas	[No specific locality provided]	2007	04010301	Beartrap-Nemadji	unknown
793324	WI	Bayfield	Sioux River	2012	04010301	Beartrap-Nemadji	unknown
848988	IN	Lake	Lake Michigan at Calumet Harbor near Whiting	1998	04190000	Lake Michigan	established
848986	IN	Lake	Lake Michigan at Pastrick Harbor [East Chicago Marina] near East Chicago	1998	04190000	Lake Michigan	established
848987	IN	Lake	Lake Michigan at Buffington Harbor near Gary	1998	04190000	Lake Michigan	established
848989	IN	Lake	Lake Michigan at Indiana Harbor Canal near East Chicago-Whiting	1998	04190000	Lake Michigan	established
848990	IN	LaPorte	Lake Michigan at Washington Park Harbor breakwater near Michigan City	1998	04190000	Lake Michigan	established
848991	IN	Porter	Lake Michigan at Burns Harbor - Port of Indiana near Portage	1998	04190000	Lake Michigan	established
849294	MI	Bay	Lake Huron, just E of E Kitchen Rd terminus	2014	04240002	Lake Huron	established
849349	MI	Keweenaw	small tributary to Duncan Bay on Isle Royale	2014	04180000	Lake Superior	established
849389	MI	Bay	small bay on W side of Saginaw Bay, just N of Pinconning River mouth	2014	04240002	Lake Huron	established
849325	MI	Keweenaw	Isle Royale near Duncan Bay Campground	2014	04180000	Lake Superior	established
849195	MI	Chippewa	Saint Mary's River at Little Lake George, along shore SE of Palmers Point	2011	04200002	St. Marys	established
849202	MI	Houghton	Portage Lake across from Mill Point	2012	04020103	Keweenaw Peninsula	established
849224	WI	Bayfield	Fish Creek at mouth, W of Ashland	2011	04010301	Beartrap-Nemadji	established
849270	WI	Bayfield	Whittlesey Creek at mouth	2014	04010301	Beartrap-Nemadji	established
849260	WI	Bayfield	Sand Bay at Little Sand Bay Beach	2013	04010301	Beartrap-Nemadji	established
849239	MI	Keweenaw	Isle Royale at Moskey Basin Campground	2012	04180000	Lake Superior	established
849287	MI	Houghton	Pilgrim River at mouth	2013	04020103	Keweenaw Peninsula	established
1658422	MN	Cook	MN, Cook County, near Grand Marais	2016	04180000	Lake Superior	established
1658423	MN	Lake	MN, Lake County, approximate from map in source document	2016	04010102	Beaver-Lester	established
1658425	MN	Lake	MN, Lake County, derived from map in original report	2016	04010102	Beaver-Lester	established
1402327	MI	Chippewa	ST. MARYS RIVER	2013	04240002	Lake Huron	established
1402069	MI	Chippewa	ST. MARYS RIVER	2013	04240002	Lake Huron	established
1402315	MI	Chippewa	ST. MARYS RIVER	2013	04200002	St. Marys	established
1402326	MI	Chippewa	ST. MARYS RIVER	2013	04200002	St. Marys	established
1402087	ON		ST. MARYS RIVER, CANADA	2013	04240002	Lake Huron	established
1402127	ON		ST. MARYS RIVER, CANADA	2013	04240002	Lake Huron	established
1402314	MI	Chippewa	ST. MARYS RIVER	2013	04240002	Lake Huron	established
1402410	MI	Chippewa	ST. MARYS RIVER	2013	04240002	Lake Huron	established
1402325	MI	Chippewa	ST. MARYS RIVER	2016	04240002	Lake Huron	established
1402103	ON		ST. MARYS RIVER, CANADA	2015	04240002	Lake Huron	established
1402302	MI	Chippewa	ST. MARYS RIVER	2015	04240002	Lake Huron	established
1402411	MI	Chippewa	ST. MARYS RIVER	2013	04240002	Lake Huron	established
1401970	ON		ST. MARYS RIVER, CANADA	2014	04240002	Lake Huron	established
1402303	ON		ST. MARYS RIVER, CANADA	2014	04200002	St. Marys	established
1402328	MI	Chippewa	ST. MARYS RIVER	2015	04200002	St. Marys	established
1402305	ON		ST. MARYS RIVER, CANADA	2016	04200002	St. Marys	established
1402316	MI	Chippewa	ST. MARYS RIVER	2014	04200002	St. Marys	established
1402412	MI	Chippewa	ST. MARYS RIVER	2014	04200002	St. Marys	established
1402304	MI	Chippewa	ST. MARYS RIVER	2016	04200002	St. Marys	established
1402318	ON		ST. MARYS RIVER, CANADA	2016	04200002	St. Marys	established
1402317	MI	Chippewa	ST. MARYS RIVER	2013	04200002	St. Marys	established
1402413	MI	Chippewa	ST. MARYS RIVER	2013	04200002	St. Marys	established
1402329	MI	Chippewa	ST. MARYS RIVER	2014	04200002	St. Marys	established
1460524	MI	Chippewa	St. Marys River	2017	04200002	St. Marys	established
1460505	MI	Chippewa	St. Marys River	2017	04200002	St. Marys	established
1460609	ON		St. Marys River	2017	04200002	St. Marys	established
1460473	MI	Chippewa	St. Marys River	2017	04200002	St. Marys	established
1460539	MI	Chippewa	St. Marys River	2017	04200002	St. Marys	established
1460506	ON		St. Marys River	2017	04200002	St. Marys	established
1460611	ON		St. Marys River	2017	04200002	St. Marys	established
1460551	ON		St. Marys River	2017	04240002	Lake Huron	established
1460624	MI	Chippewa	St. Marys River	2017	04240002	Lake Huron	established
1460521	MI	Chippewa	St. Marys River	2017	04240002	Lake Huron	established
1460626	MI	Chippewa	St. Marys River	2017	04200002	St. Marys	established
1460633	MI	Mackinac	Lake Huron, at Port Dolomite	2017	04240002	Lake Huron	established
1460634	MI	Mackinac	Lake Huron, at Port Dolomite	2017	04240002	Lake Huron	established
1460601	MI	Mackinac	Lake Huron, at Port Dolomite	2017	04240002	Lake Huron	established
1460613	MI	Mackinac	Lake Huron, at Port Dolomite	2017	04240002	Lake Huron	established
1658410	MN	Lake	Skunk Creek	2017	04180000	Lake Superior	established
1658412	MN	Lake	Flood Bay tributary	2017	04180000	Lake Superior	established
1658416	MN	Lake	Split Rock River	2017	04010102	Beaver-Lester	established
1658417	MN	Lake	Beaver River	2017	04010102	Beaver-Lester	established
1658418	MN	Lake	Baptism River	2017	04010101	Baptism-Brule	established
1658419	MN	Cook	Grand Marais surf pools	2017	04180000	Lake Superior	established
1697501	MI	Leelanau	Northern Refuge (Lake Trout Management Unit), Lake Michigan	2022	04190000	Lake Michigan
1697505	MI	Iosco	Lake Huron (Saginaw Bay, Harbor Beach, and outside of Tawas City)	2022	04240002	Lake Huron
1697503	MI	Schoolcraft	outside of Manistique in northern Lake Michigan	2022	04190000	Lake Michigan

Citation for this information:
U.S. Geological Survey, 2024, Gasterosteus aculeatus: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL, https://nas.er.usgs.gov, Access Date: 4/26/2024