Current Lake Temperature is 58 degrees at 20' ( updated 03/02/21)
Current Lake Temperature is 58 degrees at 20' ( updated 03/02/21)
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Largemouth bass often seek vegetation, logs, or man-made structures to hide out in. With so many structures in Mammoth Lake Texas, it's no surprise that there is an abundance of bass!!
Top: juvenile
Bottom: adult
Photo by Jason
Redear sunfish are often found near the bottom of warm water habitats feeding on snails and insect larvae.
Photo by Ellie Vartic
The American paddlefish is classified as endangered with populations declining since the 1900's. They are a primitive species that has been around for 65 million years. Mammoth's largest is approximately 7 feet in length.
Photo by Araceli Schmaltz
The Columbian mammoth is an extinct species of mammoth that inhabited North America as far north as the northern United States and as far south as Costa Rica during the Pleistocene epoch. If you are lucky you can spot our two mammoths moving throughout the lake!
There are ten different species of freshwater catfish found in Texas. They are ranked as the second best fish to catch by fisherman, right after Largemouth Bass! Still NO FISHING ALLOWED at Mammoth.
Photo by Dominique Abbott
This species is not native to Texas, but this little guy has been spotted hiding inside pipes and other crevices on structures in Mammoth Lake Texas!
Photo by Merrick Mainster
This is one species in the lake that you definitely want to keep a safe distance from! Snapping turtles are not very social and can sometimes be observed burying in mud as a method of ambushing prey.
Photo by John Hetherington
Red-eared sliders are the most common aquatic turtle in Texas and can be found living up to 30 years old! Some older individuals are found with thick layers of algae growing on their shells.
Photo by Merrick Mainster
This filamentous algae forms mats on the floor of Mammoth Lake Texas and on different structures, providing a habitat for some invertebrates.
Photo by Ellie Vartic
Submerged plants provide habitats for different organisms, especially invertebrates, that are then consumed by other wildlife making them an important part of the ecosystem!
Photo by Ellie Vartic
"Freshwater Fishes Found in Texas." Aquatic Species Found in Fresh Water, tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/water/aquaticspecies/inland.phtml.
Dixon, James R. 2000. Amphibians and Reptiles of Texas. Texas A&M University Press. College Station.
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension. "Coontail: AquaPlant: Management of Pond Plants & Algae." AquaPlant, 2 Dec. 2020, aquaplant.tamu.edu/plant-identification/alphabetical-index/coontail.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Fish and Aquatic Conservation. "American Paddlefish." Official Web Page of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, www.fws.gov/fisheries/freshwater-fish-of-america/paddlefish.html.
Bosch, Adam T. "Chelydra Serpentina (Common Snapping Turtle)." Animal Diversity Web, animaldiversity.org/accounts/Cheldra_serpentinal.
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