Fish Kill Event - Private Pond
Private Fish Pond - Private Pond fed by two water inlet tiles from creek. Peru TWP.
- Event ID
- 260
- Date of Kill
- 7/10/1993
- Waterbody Type
- Pond
- Cause Origin
- Anthropogenic
- Cause
- Animal Waste
- Mode
- Runoff
- Animal Waste Source
- Lagoon/Storage
- Animal Type
- Hogs
- Approx Head
- Unknown/Unspecified
- Magnitude
- 2 (101 - 1000 fish killed)
- Estimated Fish Killed
- 200
- County
- Dubuque
- ESD Field Office
- FO 1
- Fisheries Office
- Manchester Trout Hatchery
- LongDD
- -90.76330
- LatDD
- 42.57199
- Created Date
- 4/20/2000 12:00:00 AM
- Last Update
- 4/2/2019 10:21:33 AM
Impacted Assessment Segments
No segments listed
Onsite Comments
The water in the pool formed by the top of the fishpond by the creek was black in color with a scummy appearance. A strong odor of manure was present. Field testing of the water in the pooled area of the creek indicated pH 7.5, DO 8 ppm, NH3 3+ ppm. and 20 degrees C. Water inside the pond on the other side of the dike had similar readings except temperature which was 5 degrees warmer.
Jeff Schmitt farm has two manure lagoons handling hog manure from a confinement building and barn. The north lagoon had overflowed during a 4.5 inch rain July 5, 1993.