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ANS Infested Waters in North Dakota

Plants (Class 2)

Curlyleaf Pondweed

Curlyleaf pondweed

Confirmed Presence

  • Lake Audubon  - McLean County
  • Lake Ashtabula - Barnes County
  • Lake Elsie - Richland County
  • Lake Metigoshe - Bottineau County
  • Lake Oahe - Emmons and Morton counties
  • Lake Sakakawea - Dunn, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Mountrail, and Williams counties
  • McClusky Canal - McLean County
  • McDowell Dam - Burleigh County
  • Missouri River - Burleigh, Emmons, McLean, Mercer, Morton and Oliver counties
  • Raleigh Reservoir - Grant County
  • Sheyenne River - Barnes County

Eurasian Watermilfoil

Eurasian-milfoil

Confirmed Presence

  • Sheyenne River - Barnes County

Flowering Rush

flowering-rush

Confirmed Presence

  • Carpenter Lake - Rolette County
  • James River – Stutsman County
  • Sheyenne River - Barnes County

Fish (Class 3)

Bighead Carp

Bighead carp

Confirmed Presence

  • James River - LaMoure and Dickey Counties

Common Carp

Common carp

Common carp occur in many water bodies statewide.

Grass Carp

grass carp

Confirmed Presence

  • James River - Dickey County

Silver Carp

Silver carp

Confirmed Presence

  • James River - Stutsman, LaMoure and Dickey counties

Bivalves (Class 1)

Zebra Mussel

Zebra mussel

Confirmed Presence

  • Lake Ashtabula - Barnes County
  • Lake Elsie - Richland County
  • Lake LaMoure and the James River - Dickey County
  • Red River - entire length of the Red River including tributaries upstream to the first vehicular bridge or crossing
  • Ryan Pond - Grand Forks County
  • Sheyenne River – entire length starting at Baldhill Dam in Barnes County, downstream to the Red River including tributaries upstream to the first vehicular bridge or crossing.
  • Twin Lake - LaMoure County

Nearby Presence

  • Lake Oahe - Confirmed near Oahe Dam in South Dakota. There have been no detections in North Dakota or near the state line.

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