Fish Kill Event - Shirey Lake

Cedar Falls

Event ID: 1047
Date of Kill: 2/16/2024
Waterbody Type: Lake
Cause Origin: Natural
Cause: Environmental
Mode: N/A
Magnitude: 6 (25,001 - 50,000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 26,040
County: Black Hawk
ESD Field Office: FO 1
Fisheries Office: Manchester Trout Hatchery
LongDD: -92.41039
LatDD: 42.52823
Created Date: 5/15/2024 7:54:47 AM
Last Update: 5/15/2024 7:54:47 AM

For more information about this fish kill event, contact the Field Office or Fisheries Office listed above.

Impacted Assessment Segments

No segments listed

Lat/Long uses WGS84 datum

Onsite Comments

Lake level about 6 feet below "full" water level. Fish confined to small lake volume. Fish died under ice cover- consistent with "natural" kill caused by hypoxia.

Gizzard shad - 1000's
Black Crappie -1000's
Bluegill - 100's
White Crappie - 100's
Bigmouth Buffalo - 100's
Common Carp - 100's
Largemouth bass - 10's
Carpsucker - 10's