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

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

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.