Fish Kill Event - Dry Branch Creek

1.5 miles west of Ossian

Event ID: 1014
Date of Kill: 7/9/2021
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Anthropogenic
Cause: Other Chemical/Pollutant
Mode: Discharge
Magnitude: 5 (10,001 - 25,000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 19,252
Kill Length: not enumerated
Valuation: $8,662.71
Investigation Expenses: $1,460.18
County: Winneshiek
ESD Field Office: FO 1
Fisheries Office: Decorah State Hatchery
LongDD: -91.80885
LatDD: 43.16389
Created Date: 7/23/2021 9:05:04 AM
Last Update: 7/23/2021 9:12:17 AM

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

Cause of kill was a soil conditioner leaking from an underground storage pit.