Fish Kill Event - Ballard Creek
Story County.
- Event ID
- 533
- Date of Kill
- 8/24/2002
- Waterbody Type
- River/Stream
- Cause Origin
- Unknown
- Cause
- Unknown (Anthro Suspected)
- Mode
- N/A
- Magnitude
- 1 (1 - 100 fish killed)
- Estimated Fish Killed
- 97
- Kill Length
- 0.02 miles
- Valuation
- $52.89
- Investigation Expenses
- $93.90
- County
- Story
- ESD Field Office
- FO 5
- Fisheries Office
- Boone Research Station
- LongDD
- -93.62988
- LatDD
- 41.91003
- Created Date
- 9/16/2002 12:00:00 AM
- Last Update
- 2/19/2024 3:41:53 PM
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
Off intersection of 355th [Believe this to be a typo, think they meant 535th Ave] Ave and 310th St, Section 15 of Palestine Twsp. The kill was localized as far as could be determined along an approx. 40 meter stretch. No dead fish were observed downstream from this vicinity. Live minnows, apparently under some stress as observed by their surfacing actions, were swimming in a deeper pool just upstream of the location of the dead fish. Cause believed due to manure.
SPECIES | NUMBER KILLED | MONETARY VALUE |
Minnows/shiners | 51 | $4.08 |
Creek Chub | 42 | $3.36 |
Darter | 1 | $0.45 |
Green Sunfish | 1 | $15.00 |
Black Bullhead | 2 | $30.00 |
Total | 97 | $52.89 |