Fish Kill Event - Otter Creek

West Union

Event ID: 1020
Date of Kill: 5/26/2021
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Unknown
Cause: Unknown
Mode: N/A
Magnitude: 2 (101 - 1000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 281
Kill Length: 1.20 miles
Valuation: $4,157.48
Investigation Expenses: $566.88
County: Fayette
ESD Field Office: FO 1
Fisheries Office: Decorah State Hatchery
LongDD: -91.79281
LatDD: 42.94757
Created Date: 9/29/2022 9:15:05 AM
Last Update: 9/29/2022 9:19:25 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

Unknown cause.

Species	Number Killed	Monetary Value
Minnows, shiners, chubs, and dace	1	$0.12
Suckers	1	$15.88
Stonerollers	2	$0.24
Darters	1	$1.24
Brown Trout	276	$4140.00