Iowa DNR
Fish Kill DatabaseDB

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.

SpeciesNumber KilledMonetary Value
Minnows, shiners, chubs, and dace1$0.12
Suckers1$15.88
Stonerollers2$0.24
Darters1$1.24
Brown Trout276$4140.00