Fish Kill Event - McLoud Run

Across from Spring House restaurant, Cedar Rapids

Event ID: 870
Date of Kill: 9/6/2013
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Anthropogenic
Cause: Chlorinated Water
Mode: Spill
Magnitude: 2 (101 - 1000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 143
Kill Length: 0.70 miles
Valuation: $1,516.45
Investigation Expenses: $191.17
County: Linn
ESD Field Office: FO 1
Fisheries Office: Lake Macbride Station
LongDD: -91.66621
LatDD: 42.01965
Created Date: 9/19/2013 9:29:00 AM
Last Update: 2/7/2019 10:13:13 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

City of Cedar Rapids had a water main break the night before that released approximately 45,000 gallons of chlorinated drinking water into the storm sewer that drains into McLoud Run.