Fish Kill Event - Rhine Creek

Near Oxford, IA

Event ID: 855
Date of Kill: 11/8/2012
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Anthropogenic
Cause: Other Chemical/Pollutant
Mode: Spill
Magnitude: 3 (1001 - 5000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 2,192
Kill Length: 1.00 miles
Valuation: $213.60
Investigation Expenses: $241.10
County: Johnson
ESD Field Office: FO 6
Fisheries Office: Lake Macbride Station
LongDD: -91.79180
LatDD: 41.72218
Created Date: 6/28/2013 8:53:00 AM
Last Update: 2/6/2019 3:46:54 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

The source originated from corn and soybean rinsate tanks. The valves apparently had been tampered with and released several hundred gallons of mixture that entered Rhine Creek. Johnson County, Oxford Township, Sec 21 T80N, R8W. The kill started in section 21 (UTM X = 600495, Y = 4619636) and extended approximately 1.0 miles to the confluence with Clear Creek in Sec 28 (UTM X = 601528, Y = 4618729).