Fish Kill Event - Unnamed Tributary to Little Sioux River

Peterson Township, Clay County, north of Betram Wildlife Area

Event ID: 831
Date of Kill: 9/19/2011
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Anthropogenic
Cause: Animal Waste
Mode: Pumping Incident
Animal Waste Source: Lagoon/Storage
Animal Type: Hogs
Approx Head: 4000
Magnitude: 1 (1 - 100 fish killed)
Kill Length: 2.00 miles
County: Clay
ESD Field Office: FO 3
Fisheries Office: Spirit Lake Hatchery
LongDD: -95.30525
LatDD: 42.94963
Created Date: 10/7/2011 10:52:00 AM
Last Update: 3/27/2019 3:45:39 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

Swine manure from a 4000 head confinement. Water line broke as operator was trying to lower the level in pits by pumping to a field. Fisheries did not investigate, total fish killed listed as "a few dozen".