Fish Kill Event - Badger Creek Lake

Impoundment of Badger Creek Recreational Area

Event ID: 846
Date of Kill: 3/21/2011
Waterbody Type: Lake
Cause Origin: Natural
Cause: Environmental
Mode: N/A
Magnitude: 1 (1 - 100 fish killed)
County: Madison
ESD Field Office: FO 5
Fisheries Office: Mt. Ayr State Hatchery
LongDD: -93.91022
LatDD: 41.46920
Created Date: 5/22/2013 9:43:00 AM
Last Update: 2/20/2019 1:09:59 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

Onsite Comments

The number of fish appeared to be minimal and uneven aged and species. There was no evidence observed to suggest anything other than natural causes which were hypothesized to be associated with either oxygen depletion associated with winter kill and/or lake turnover effect.