Fish Kill Event - Mud Creek
West of Paullina
- Event ID
- 1056
- Date of Kill
- 7/18/2024
- Waterbody Type
- Lake
- Cause Origin
- Anthropogenic
- Cause
- Animal Waste
- Mode
- Runoff
- Animal Waste Source
- Land-Applied
- Animal Type
- Cattle (Dairy)
- Approx Head
- Unknown/Unspecified
- Magnitude
- 8 (100,001 - 500,000 fish killed)
- Estimated Fish Killed
- 107,373
- Valuation
- $27,913.04
- Investigation Expenses
- $1,463.45
- County
- O'Brien
- ESD Field Office
- FO 3
- Fisheries Office
- Spirit Lake Hatchery
- LongDD
- -95.77187
- LatDD
- 42.98844
- Created Date
- 7/23/2024 8:26:31 AM
- Last Update
- 7/23/2024 8:26:31 AM
Impacted Assessment Segments
Lat/Long uses WGS84 datum
Onsite Comments
Roora Dairy of Paullina was land applying manure in a field, which entered a blown-out tile that discharges to Mud Creek. Fish kill originated from manure entering a broken tile and then draining to Mud Creek. Dead fish were observed along 16,900 yards from the tile outlet (42.988447, -95.771877) to the confluence with Mill Creek (42.956489, -95.70631).
| Species | Number | Value |
| Minnows, Shiners, Dace, Chubs | 103,535 | $12,424.20 |
| Suckers | 1861 | $7801.66 |
| Darters | 139 | $107.03 |
| Common Carp | 223 | $27 |
| Carpsucker | 582 | $52.38 |
| Green Sunfish | 141 | $102.89 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 439 | $6585.00 |
| Bullhead | 453 | $812.88 |
| Total | 107,373 | $27.913.04 |