Fish Kill DatabaseDB

Fish Kill Event - Drainage Ditch 2

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Event ID: 1077
Date of Kill: 11/23/2025
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Anthropogenic
Cause: Animal Waste
Mode: Pumping Incident
Animal Waste Source: Land-Applied
Animal Type: Hogs
Approx Head: Unknown/Unspecified
Magnitude: 5 (10,001 - 25,000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 10,193
Kill Length: 2.00 miles
Valuation: $1,821.07
Investigation Expenses: $443.97
County: Franklin
ESD Field Office: FO 2
Fisheries Office: Clear Lake Station
LongDD: -93.38585
LatDD: 42.58113
Created Date: 8/26/2026 2:17:21 PM
Last Update: 8/26/2026 3:24:43 PM

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

Fishkill was caused by a manure dragline setup failure that killed fish along a two mile stretch of Drainage Ditch 2.