Fish Kill Event - Unnamed Tributary to Brush Creek
Through Fairfield Township, Sections 4, 9 and 10, Fayette County, along county road W51 approximately 2 miles south of Wadena, Iowa.
- Event ID
- 1006
- Date of Kill
- 11/2/2020
- Waterbody Type
- River/Stream
- Cause Origin
- Anthropogenic
- Cause
- Ammonia/Fertilizer
- Mode
- Spill
- Magnitude
- 3 (1001 - 5000 fish killed)
- Estimated Fish Killed
- 1,573
- Kill Length
- 0.86 miles
- Valuation
- $976.13
- Investigation Expenses
- $1,323.24
- County
- Fayette
- ESD Field Office
- FO 1
- Fisheries Office
- Decorah State Hatchery
- LongDD
- -91.66631
- LatDD
- 42.79847
- Created Date
- 11/9/2020 1:41:12 PM
- Last Update
- 11/9/2020 1:49:36 PM
Impacted Assessment Segments
Lat/Long uses WGS84 datum
Onsite Comments
Approximately 40,000 pounds of a combination of Phosphate, Potash, and Ammonium Sulfate spilled from atruck rollover. Enough of the material reached the stream to cause fish to die.
Species identifications were possible for all fish carcasses. DNR identified the following species in the kill extent: Longnose,Western Blacknose, and Southern Redbelly Dace, White Sucker, Stoneroller, Johnny Darter, Rainbow Darter, Fantail Darter,Creek Chub, and Brown Trout.