Fish Kill Event - South Skunk River
Story City
- Event ID
- 832
- Date of Kill
- 8/4/2011
- Waterbody Type
- River/Stream
- Cause Origin
- Anthropogenic
- Cause
- Animal Waste
- Mode
- Spill
- Animal Waste Source
- Lagoon/Storage
- Animal Type
- Hogs
- Approx Head
- 4800
- Magnitude
- 6 (25,001 - 50,000 fish killed)
- Estimated Fish Killed
- 27,456
- Kill Length
- 5.00 miles
- Valuation
- $38,056.16
- Investigation Expenses
- $1,928.83
- County
- Hamilton
- ESD Field Office
- FO 2
- Fisheries Office
- Clear Lake Station
- LongDD
- -93.58415
- LatDD
- 42.22501
- Created Date
- 10/7/2011 11:04:00 AM
- Last Update
- 2/19/2019 1:57:56 PM
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
A leak from an outdoor concrete manure storage tank appears to have caused the fish kill reported yesterday afternoon. The drainage tile line located near the leaking manure tank has been plugged, which should stop the discharge of manure to the unnamed tributary of the South Skunk River. DNR Fisheries staff are conducting a count of the dead fish and will return to the site tomorrow. The kill in the South Skunk River has extended south of Story City, impacting more than five stream miles.