Fish Kill Event - Lake Patoka

Bondurant

Event ID: 636
Date of Kill: 4/14/2005
Waterbody Type: Lake
Cause Origin: Unknown
Cause: Unknown (Natural Suspected)
Mode: N/A
Magnitude: 1 (1 - 100 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 80
County: Polk
ESD Field Office: FO 5
Fisheries Office: Boone Research Station
LongDD: -93.44168
LatDD: 41.70618
Created Date: 6/3/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Update: 2/21/2019 2:57:09 PM

For more information about this fish kill event, contact the Field Office or Fisheries Office listed above.

Impacted Assessment Segments

Lat/Long uses WGS84 datum

Onsite Comments

Complainant stated there were 100 dead fish with spots on them at Lake Petocka. I tested the incoming water (field tile) for common Iowa pesticides and nitrogen compounds. They were either not detected, or not elevated. Previous fishkills were possibly caused by chlorine in city drinking water that entered the pond. Fish were in various states of decomposition. I saw live fish.