Fish Kill Event - Mud Creek
~ 2 miles north of Doon, where county road A42 crosses stream.
- Event ID
- 574
- Date of Kill
- 9/10/2003
- Waterbody Type
- River/Stream
- Cause Origin
- Anthropogenic
- Cause
- Storm Water
- Mode
- Runoff
- Magnitude
- 2 (101 - 1000 fish killed)
- Estimated Fish Killed
- 130
- Kill Length
- not enumerated
- County
- Lyon
- ESD Field Office
- FO 3
- Fisheries Office
- Spirit Lake Hatchery
- LongDD
- -96.26764
- LatDD
- 43.30113
- Created Date
- 9/24/2003 12:00:00 AM
- Last Update
- 3/14/2019 9:53:21 AM
Impacted Assessment Segments
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 was under the bridge at A42 and Mudd Creek where road construction was taking place. Due to the construction the water was being diverted through a culvert which caused the stream to packup and form a pool. The kill took place in this pooled area. During the hard rains on Thursday and Friday, the pooled water became very turbid, which killed the vulnerable fish population. Fish were found dead in the uppoer reaches of the stream and pool banks.