Fish Kill Event - Unnamed Tributary to Otter Creek and Otter Creek

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Event ID: 1078
Date of Kill: 10/17/2025
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Anthropogenic
Cause: Animal Waste
Mode: Spill
Animal Waste Source: Land-Applied
Animal Type: Hogs
Approx Head: Unknown/Unspecified
Magnitude: 2 (101 - 1000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 933
Kill Length: 0.60 miles
Valuation: $100.10
Investigation Expenses: $451.02
County: Louisa
ESD Field Office: FO 6
Fisheries Office: Lake Darling State Park
LongDD: -91.30940
LatDD: 41.15480
Created Date: 8/26/2026 3:39:17 PM
Last Update: 8/27/2026 6:49:37 AM

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

The fish kill originated from a broken umbilical line. Dead fish were observed along 1,128 yards of an Unnamed Tributary of Otter Creek & Otter Creek beginning at (41.1548, -91.3094) and ending at (41.1585, -91.3024).