Fish Kill Event - Pickard Pond

1 mi. E. of Indianola, S.W. of Jct. of Hwy 92 and 150th St. (Parks Assoc. Athletic Fields – S. side of Hwy 92.)

Event ID: 666
Date of Kill: 8/17/2005
Waterbody Type: Pond
Cause Origin: Natural
Cause: Environmental
Mode: N/A
Magnitude: 2 (101 - 1000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 208
County: Warren
ESD Field Office: FO 5
Fisheries Office: Boone Research Station
LongDD: -93.52311
LatDD: 41.35551
Created Date: 4/28/2006 12:00:00 AM
Last Update: 3/18/2019 11:00:27 AM

For more information about this fish kill event, contact the Field Office or Fisheries Office listed above.

Impacted Assessment Segments

No segments listed

Lat/Long uses WGS84 datum

Onsite Comments

Pond is at bottom of surrounding hills and woods. No air movement across water surface. Although no chemicals (Herbicides or fertilizers) have been applied to surrounding grassland, thick mats of algae were noted. Pond was silted in during rains and floods of 1993.