Fish Kill Event - McLoud Run
Cedar Rapids, under RR bridge below 32nd St
- Event ID
- 1071
- Date of Kill
- 9/16/2024
- Waterbody Type
- River/Stream
- Cause Origin
- Anthropogenic
- Cause
- Chlorinated Water
- Mode
- Discharge
- Magnitude
- 3 (1001 - 5000 fish killed)
- Estimated Fish Killed
- 1,250
- Kill Length
- 1.07 miles
- Valuation
- $7,911.56
- Investigation Expenses
- $410.63
- County
- Linn
- ESD Field Office
- FO 1
- Fisheries Office
- Lake Macbride Station
- LongDD
- -91.66474
- LatDD
- 42.01062
- Created Date
- 4/25/2025 11:29:49 AM
- Last Update
- 4/25/2025 11:29:49 AM
Impacted Assessment Segments
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
McLoud Run in Cedar Rapids, Linn County. The fish kill originated at a culvert entering the stream under a RR bridge, just below 32nd St. Dead fish were observed along 1890 yards of McLoud Run beginning at the RR Bridge below 32nd St (42.010624, 91.664743) to a rock riffle just above Shaver Road (41.998583, -91.671147).
Chlorinated water main break that drained to a storm sewer and entered the stream at the RR Bridge below 32nd St.
| Minnows, Shiners, Dace, Chub | 39 |
| Suckers | 845 |
| Darters | 1 |
| Bluegill | 7 |
| Rainbow Trout | 353 |
| Brown Trout | 5 |