Fish Kill Event - East Branch Buffalo Creek

Stanley

Event ID: 1061
Date of Kill: 8/27/2024
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Unknown
Cause: Unknown
Mode: N/A
Magnitude: 1 (1 - 100 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 50
Kill Length: not enumerated
County: Buchanan
ESD Field Office: FO 1
Fisheries Office: Manchester Trout Hatchery
LongDD: -91.76548
LatDD: 42.63671
Created Date: 8/29/2024 2:05:16 PM
Last Update: 8/29/2024 2:05:16 PM

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

Uncooperative landowner. Called in kill himself. Accused natural gas pipeline of causing kill. Appears to not want to work with pipeline or DNR. Small kill likely caused by a combination of

Degraded condition of stream
record hot daily air temp
low stream flows
livestock use.

No further investigation at this time.

Affected ~50 Creek Chub, shiners, and minnows.