Fish Kill Event - Wapsipinicon River

Independence

Event ID: 1015
Date of Kill: 7/26/2021
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Unknown
Cause: Unknown
Mode: N/A
Magnitude: 1 (1 - 100 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 73
Kill Length: 0.50 miles
Valuation: $1,040.00
County: Buchanan
ESD Field Office: FO 1
Fisheries Office: Manchester Trout Hatchery
LongDD: -91.95434
LatDD: 42.49568
Created Date: 8/9/2021 1:27:42 PM
Last Update: 8/9/2021 1:27:42 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

Unknown cause. Possible causes include aerial pesticide drift given small area impacted or drift from nearby backwaters that killed due to natural summer hypoxia. Fish about one week old at time of assessment. Resident first noticed dead fish on July 29, 2021.