KDHE Confirmed Zebra Mussel Waterbodies
Revised July 2019
Confirmed: Adult or juvenile mussels have been discovered (live or expired) in
waterbody for the first time and positively identified by eyesight.
Threatened: Waterbody at high risk to become infested with zebra mussels via
the dispersal (passive or active transport) of the zebra mussel veliger (pre-shell
microscopic larval stage).
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Veliger
Lake/Reservoir Name Month/Year Confirmed
El Dorado Lake August 2003
Cheney Reservoir August 2004
Winfield City Lake December 2006
Perry Lake October 2007
Lake Afton July 2008
Marion Lake July 2008
Wilson Lake October 2009
Milford Reservoir November 2009
Council Grove City Lake June 2010
Jeffery Energy Center Lakes May 2011
Council Grove Reservoir June 2011
Melvern Reservoir June 2011
Kanopolis Lake October 2011
Coffey County Lake (Wolf Creek Lake) July 2012
John Redmond Reservoir August 2012
Chase State Fishing Lake September 2012
Wyandotte County Lake October 2012
Lake Shawnee August 2013
Glen Elder Reservoir (Waconda Lake) September 2013
Lake Wabunsee September 2013
Clinton Lake October 2013
Pomona Lake October 2014
Lake Miola- Paola May 2015
Wellington City Lake June 2015
Hillsdale Lake June 2016
Cedar Bluff Lake August 2016
Osage State Fishing Lake April 2017
Tuttle Creek Lake August 2017
Geary State Fishing Lake December 2017
Lyon County State Fishing Lake July 2019
Stream/River Name Month/Year Confirmed
Missouri River near Kansas City, Kansas May 2001
Walnut River near Gordon August 2004
Walnut River near Ark City November 2005
Kansas River near Lawrence September 2009
Kansas River near Desoto September 2009
Ninnescah River near Belle Plaine September 2009
Kansas River near Lecompton August 2011
Kansas River near Topeka May 2012
Kansas River near Wamego June 2012
Walnut River near El Dorado July 2013
Cottonwood River near Emporia August 2014
Neosho River near Neosho Rapids August 2014
Neosho River near Leroy August 2014
Marais Des Cygnes River at Ottawa August 2015
Neosho River near Humboldt September 2016
Marais Des Cygnes River at MO State Line June 2017