Fish Kill Event - Silver Lake

Delhi

Event ID: 622
Date of Kill: 8/7/2004
Waterbody Type: Lake
Cause Origin: Natural
Cause: Environmental
Mode: N/A
Magnitude: 2 (101 - 1000 fish killed)
County: Delaware
ESD Field Office: FO 1
Fisheries Office: Manchester Trout Hatchery
LongDD: -91.32350
LatDD: 42.42446
Created Date: 8/9/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Update: 3/15/2019 12:43:02 PM

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

Onsite Comments

Lee Wulfekuhle of Delhi, just reported hundreds of dead bluegills and some nicer catfish in Silver Lake, Delhi, IA. DNR- Fisheries investigated the Silver Lake fish kill in Delhi, Delaware Co. on 08/09/04 and believes it was a natural fish kill. Fisheries counted a fair number of bluegills and channel catfish. The aeration system for the lake appears to malfunctioned and stopped operating sometime after to the fish kill. Fisheries may conduct some follow up sampling of the fish population. No work is needed from FO1 at this time.