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SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF GAME, FISH AND PARKS

MISSOURI RIVER AERIAL WATERFOWL SURVEY, 2007

Survey Number 6 (week of Dec. 10)

 

Area

 

Date

Canada Geese

Snow/Blue Geese

Ducks

Last week

This week

Last week

This week

Last week

This week

Upper Oahe

12/03

  6,870

 

 

 

 30,850

 

Lower Oahe

12/10

  6,845

15,000

 

 

 83,925

66,875

Pierre Area

12/10

26,050

28,200

 

 

   1,550

    400

Lake Sharpe

12/10

28,550

15,500

1,300

400

 18,350

14,475

Lake Francis Case

12/10

 11,850

  13,200

 

 

   51,825

  50,580

Lower Missouri

12/12

 12,140

  12,140

  500

  75

   26,976

  20,820*

Lake Pocasse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red Lake

11/27

    150

 

 

 

     250

 

Lake Andes

12/12

   2,250

   2,200

    45

   5

    2,250

     2,600

Total

 

94,705

86,240

1,845

480

215,976

155,750

* About ¼ of the ducks counted along the river were Mergansers.

Survey Areas

Upper Oahe - South Dakota state line to Whitlocks Crossing
Lower Oahe - Whitlocks Crossing to Oahe Dam
Pierre Area - Oahe Dam to Medicine Knoll Creek and Capitol Lake
Lake Sharpe - Medicine Knoll Creek to Big Bend Dam
Lake Francis Case - Big Bend Dam to Ft. Randall Dam
Lower Missouri - Ft. Randall Dam to Sioux City
Lake Pocasse - In Campbell County
Red Lake - In Brule County
Lake Andes - In Charles Mix County

Survey Areas