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 SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF GAME, FISH AND PARKS

MISSOURI RIVER AERIAL WATERFOWL SURVEY, 2007

Survey Number 8 (week of January 3, 2008)

 

Area

 

Date

Canada Geese

Snow/Blue Geese

Ducks

Last week

This week

Last week

This week

Last week

This week

Upper Oahe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lower Oahe

1/3

 16,290

17,540

 

 

 50,735

113,250

Pierre Area

1/2-3

   8,020

14,865

 

 

     740

       200

Lake Sharpe

1/2-3

 32,010

12,375

1,500

 

  3,500

    6,000

Lake Francis Case

1/2-3

    7,075

  13,325

 

 

   65,900

   37,650

Lower Missouri

1/2-3

    4,900

 

    20

 

   10,130

 

Lake Pocasse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red Lake

1/2-3

    150

 

 

 

     350

 

Lake Andes

1/2-3

    1,350

 

    25

 

    1,750

 

Total

 

69,795

58,105

1,545

 

133,105

157,100

* 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