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USGS2025

Emigration probabilities and survival estimates of stocked juvenile lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) within the Genesee River, NY

Knowledge of juvenile lake sturgeon ( Acipenser fulvescens ) survival is important both to understanding changes in population abundance and for assessing the efficacy of management practices like stocking. High mortality rates of juvenile fish are partially mitigated by stocking hatchery-raised individuals; however, survival of post-stocked lake sturgeon remains lower compared to survival at older life stages. In this study, acoustic telemetry data from 69 age-0+ (weight: = 29 g, range = 2–41 g; length: = 198 mm, range = 176–223 mm) and 30 sub-adults (weight: = 2144 g, range = 1100–7020 g; length: = 751 mm, range = 605–1020 mm) tagged in the fall of 2019 and 2020 were utilized to construct a multi-state model used to estimate both survival and spatial transitions between the Genesee River and Lake Ontario. Sub-adults (approximate ages: 4–7 years) had estimated survival rates exceeding 88 % in both the Genesee River and Lake Ontario. Age-0+ lake sturgeon displayed much lower survival rates that ranged between 31 % (Lake Ontario) and 77 % (Genesee River). Both age-0+ and sub-adults lake sturgeon were most likely to leave the Genesee River in the fall and winter months, while being most likely to return in the spring and summer months. The approach used in this study to estimate survival is hypothesized to have led to higher survival estimates than traditional Capture-Mark-Recapture (CMR) derived estimates as a result of accounting for emigration from the Genesee River.

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USGS2013

Comparison of select hematology and serum chemistry analtyes between wild-caught and aquarium-housed lake sturgeon ( Acipenser fulvescens )

Hematology and serum chemistry analytes were compared between wild-caught and aquarium-housed lake sturgeon ( Acipenser fulvescens ) to potentially improve understanding of medical issues in lake sturgeon. Blood samples were taken from 30 lake sturgeon exhibited in 11 institutions in the United States and from 23 experimentally stocked lake sturgeon caught in gill nets in the lower Genesee River in Rochester, New York, USA. For hematology, only segmented neutrophil count was significantly different, with wild-caught fish having a higher number of circulating neutrophils. For clinical chemistry analytes, chloride, uric acid, calcium, phosphate, glucose, aspartate aminotransferase, triglycerides, and creatine kinase were significantly different between the two cohorts. These differences are likely not clinically significant and are attributable to handling stress, variability in environmental parameters, or differences in nutritional status. This is the first report of hematology and serum chemistry values in aquarium-housed lake sturgeon and provides useful reference intervals for clinicians.

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USGS1972

Flood of June 1972: Genesee River at Fillmore, New York

In June 1972, tropical storm Agnes caused sever flooding in Pennsylvania and southern New York. The flood, on many major streams were the highest known since the river valleys were settled. Maximum discharges were as much as twice the discharge of a 50-year flood. In southern New York, large areas in Corning, Elmire, Wellsville, Salamanca, and in many smaller communities were inundated to depths of several feet. Levels of all of the Finger Lakes were higher than any previously recorded, and extensive flooding of lakeside properties resulted. The extent of flooding shown on the map was delineated by the U.S. Geological Survey from earlier photography and limited field survey. The investigation was conducted in cooperation with the State of New York and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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USGS1972

Flood of June 1972: Genesee River at Houghton, New York

In June 1972, tropical storm Agnes caused sever flooding in Pennsylvania and southern New York. The flood, on many major streams were the highest known since the river valleys were settled. Maximum discharges were as much as twice the discharge of a 50-year flood. In southern New York, large areas in Corning, Elmire, Wellsville, Salamanca, and in many smaller communities were inundated to depths of several feet. Levels of all of the Finger Lakes were higher than any previously recorded, and extensive flooding of lakeside properties resulted. The extent of flooding shown on the map was delineated by the U.S. Geological Survey from earlier photography and limited field survey. The investigation was conducted in cooperation with the State of New York and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

New York↗
USGS1972

Flood of June 1972: Genesee River at Belmont, New York

In June 1972, tropical storm Agnes caused sever flooding in Pennsylvania and southern New York. The flood, on many major streams were the highest known since the river valleys were settled. Maximum discharges were as much as twice the discharge of a 50-year flood. In southern New York, large areas in Corning, Elmire, Wellsville, Salamanca, and in many smaller communities were inundated to depths of several feet. Levels of all of the Finger Lakes were higher than any previously recorded, and extensive flooding of lakeside properties resulted. The extent of flooding shown on the map was delineated by the U.S. Geological Survey from earlier photography and limited field survey. The investigation was conducted in cooperation with the State of New York and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

New York↗
USGS1972

Flood of June 1972: Genesee River near Belfast, New York

In June 1972, tropical storm Agnes caused sever flooding in Pennsylvania and southern New York. The flood, on many major streams were the highest known since the river valleys were settled. Maximum discharges were as much as twice the discharge of a 50-year flood. In southern New York, large areas in Corning, Elmire, Wellsville, Salamanca, and in many smaller communities were inundated to depths of several feet. Levels of all of the Finger Lakes were higher than any previously recorded, and extensive flooding of lakeside properties resulted. The extent of flooding shown on the map was delineated by the U.S. Geological Survey from earlier photography and limited field survey. The investigation was conducted in cooperation with the State of New York and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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