Fish Kill Event - South Fork Iowa River

west of Alden

Event ID: 843
Date of Kill: 9/29/2011
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Anthropogenic
Cause: Organic Material
Mode: Runoff
Magnitude: 0 (Unknown/Unspecified fish killed)
Kill Length: 5.00 miles
County: Hardin
ESD Field Office: FO 2
Fisheries Office: Clear Lake Station
LongDD: -93.45823
LatDD: 42.49980
Created Date: 3/2/2012 2:47:00 PM
Last Update: 2/19/2019 11:36:22 AM

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

Undetermined number of fish- kill was approximately one week old when discovered. Source appears to be runoff from a silage pile near 140th Ave.