Fish Kill Event - Rio Grande Creek

United Farmer's Cooperative, George, IA

Event ID: 829
Date of Kill: 3/31/2011
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Anthropogenic
Cause: Ammonia/Fertilizer
Mode: Runoff
Magnitude: 3 (1001 - 5000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 1,370
Kill Length: 0.80 miles
Valuation: $404.88
Investigation Expenses: $603.18
County: Lyon
ESD Field Office: FO 3
Fisheries Office: Spirit Lake Hatchery
LongDD: -96.00521
LatDD: 43.34278
Created Date: 10/7/2011 10:10:00 AM
Last Update: 2/19/2019 2:10:50 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

28% liquid nitrogen release from an above ground tank