Fish Kill Event - Drainage Ditch 177

St. Benedict

Event ID: 1012
Date of Kill: 5/1/2020
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Unknown
Cause: Unknown (Anthro Suspected)
Mode: N/A
Magnitude: 3 (1001 - 5000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 1,314
Kill Length: 1.30 miles
Valuation: $359.76
Investigation Expenses: $197.85
County: Kossuth
ESD Field Office: FO 2
Fisheries Office: Clear Lake Station
LongDD: -94.08304
LatDD: 43.03946
Created Date: 5/5/2021 8:16:42 AM
Last Update: 8/25/2021 2:46:33 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

Highlighted river segments indicate those impacted in part or whole by this fish kill event. It is not meant to represent the actual extent of the kill.

Onsite Comments

Likely ag fertilizer from a tank truck roll over, but could not prove it to be the source.

FISH KILLED	Species	Size of Fish	Number Killed
	Minnows, shiners, chubs, dace	0-6	1028
	Suckers	0-12	123
	Stonerollers	0-6	163