Fish Kill Event - Walnut Creek
near Olin, Jones county. Stream consists of Riffle pools through agricultural use areas. Kill through sections 28, 29, and 30.
- Event ID
- 11
- Date of Kill
- 7/26/1999
- Waterbody Type
- River/Stream
- Cause Origin
- Unknown
- Cause
- Unknown (Anthro Suspected)
- Mode
- N/A
- Magnitude
- 2 (101 - 1000 fish killed)
- Kill Length
- 3.00 miles
- County
- Jones
- ESD Field Office
- FO 1
- Fisheries Office
- Lake Macbride Station
- LongDD
- -91.21043
- LatDD
- 41.96970
- Created Date
- 3/27/2000 12:00:00 AM
- Last Update
- 1/16/2019 3:10:49 PM
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.
Only a brief inspection of fish were made. Reporter indicated "100s to 1000s of fish". FO Staff observed dead fish, but did not provide numbers.
No source was found and no followup investigation was conducted by fisheries. No cause identified, but report indicates probable manure runoff from open cattle lots in watershed. Drainage are size 48.2 sq miles 50% row 50% pasture. Stream turbid and high water levels. Reporter stated that he first noted manure in creek almost one week earlier. Investigation found a waterway containing manure leading from open cattle lots to the South Fork Walnut Creek.