Fish Kill Event - Elk Creek

East of Pisgah, near Woodbine

Event ID: 723
Date of Kill: 3/21/2007
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Anthropogenic
Cause: Animal Waste
Mode: Spill
Animal Waste Source: Confinement
Animal Type: Hogs
Approx Head: 20080
Magnitude: 2 (101 - 1000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 378
Kill Length: 3.10 miles
Valuation: $42.23
Investigation Expenses: $558.69
County: Harrison
ESD Field Office: FO 4
Fisheries Office: Cold Springs State Park
LongDD: -95.79784
LatDD: 41.79010
Created Date: 5/22/2007 12:00:00 AM
Last Update: 3/25/2019 8:59:28 AM

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

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

Kill traveled 3.1 miles from NE corner of sec36 Allen twsp. to SE corner Sec11, Magnolia Twsp. (confl w/Willow Creek).

Break in underground pipe near Woodbine caused manure from a 20,080 head swine finishing confinement to run into Elk Creek.