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
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 |