Fish Kill Event - UT to Ten Mile Creek

Ridgeway, west of Decorah

Event ID: 756
Date of Kill: 8/14/2007
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Anthropogenic
Cause: Animal Waste
Mode: Spill
Animal Waste Source: Lagoon/Storage
Animal Type: Cattle (Dairy)
Approx Head: Unknown/Unspecified
Magnitude: 0 (Unknown/Unspecified fish killed)
Kill Length: not enumerated
County: Winneshiek
ESD Field Office: FO 1
Fisheries Office: Decorah State Hatchery
LongDD: -91.95201
LatDD: 43.33778
Created Date: 5/8/2008 1:56:00 PM
Last Update: 2/19/2019 3:22:38 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

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 spill occurred after a slat broke from a large concrete basin containing dairy manure, partially releasing the contents to a tributary of Ten Mile Creek. When attempting to fix the outlet Wednesday, additional manure flowed to the tributary.