Fish Kill Event - Des Moines River

Below Red Rock Dam

Event ID: 1034
Date of Kill: 1/3/2023
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Natural
Cause: Environmental
Mode: N/A
Magnitude: 2 (101 - 1000 fish killed)
Kill Length: not enumerated
County: Marion
ESD Field Office: FO 5
Fisheries Office: Boone Research Station
LongDD: -92.97712
LatDD: 41.36662
Created Date: 1/6/2023 10:21:24 AM
Last Update: 1/6/2023 10:21:24 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

Onsite Comments

Reported by Hydrologist for USACOE: "On Tuesday afternoon, a fish kill of 100+ gizzard shad was observed on the Des Moines River below the Red Rock Dam."

This is a common occurrence- gizzard shad typically die off soon after ice-out.