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 SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF GAME, FISH AND PARKS

MISSOURI RIVER AERIAL WATERFOWL SURVEY, 2007

Survey Number 7 (week of Dec. 17)

 

Area

 

Date

Canada Geese

Snow/Blue Geese

Ducks

Last week

This week

Last week

This week

Last week

This week

Upper Oahe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lower Oahe

12/17

15,000

 16,290

 

 

66,875

 50,735

Pierre Area

12/17

28,200

   8,020

 

 

    400

     740

Lake Sharpe

12/17

15,500

 32,010

400

1,500

14,475

  3,500

Lake Francis Case

12/17

 13,200

    7,075

 

 

  50,580

   65,900

Lower Missouri

12/17

 10,400

    4,900

  75

    20

  20,820*

   10,130

Lake Pocasse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red Lake

12/17

 

    150

 

 

 

     350

Lake Andes

12/12

   2,200

    1,350

   5

    25

     2,600

    1,750

Total

 

84,500

69,795

480

1,545

155,750

133,105

* 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