Fish Kill Event - Floyd River
395th St Bridge at Hospers
- Event ID
- 731
- Date of Kill
- 8/4/2007
- Waterbody Type
- River/Stream
- Cause Origin
- Anthropogenic
- Cause
- Animal Waste
- Mode
- Runoff
- Animal Waste Source
- Feedlot
- Animal Type
- Cattle (Unspecified)
- Approx Head
- Unknown/Unspecified
- Magnitude
- 7 (50,001 - 100,000 fish killed)
- Estimated Fish Killed
- 97,108
- Kill Length
- 7.40 miles
- Valuation
- $11,660.42
- Investigation Expenses
- $788.28
- County
- Sioux
- ESD Field Office
- FO 3
- Fisheries Office
- Spirit Lake Hatchery
- LongDD
- -95.91005
- LatDD
- 43.07418
- Created Date
- 8/9/2007 12:00:00 AM
- Last Update
- 1/26/2024 3:53:35 PM
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
Beginning at the 395th Street bridge and extending 7.4 miles downstream ending at the 430th Street bridge. (T95N, R43W, Sec.20 and 29). Source of this kill was likely runoff from a cattle feedlot that entered an unnamed tributary of the Floyd River after a heavy rainfall event (8/4/07). No responsible party identified.
SPECIES | NUMBER KILLED | MONETARY VALUE |
Minnows, shiners, dace, chubs | 88,613 | $7,118.75 |
Common Carp | 2 | $4.76 |
Redhorse | 5 | $5.19 |
Suckers | 3,221 | $3,260.74 |
Madtom/Stonecat | 4,865 | $875.70 |
Green/Orange-spotted sunfish | 387 | $170.28 |
Crappie | 2 | $30.00 |
Channel catfish | 13 | $195.00 |
Total | 97,108 | $11,660.42 |