Fish Kill Event - Unnamed Tributary to Brushy Creek (Halburn Creek)

Southeast side of Halbur

Event ID: 872
Date of Kill: 5/25/2014
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Anthropogenic
Cause: Ammonia/Fertilizer
Mode: Spill
Magnitude: 7 (50,001 - 100,000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 50,128
Kill Length: 5.45 miles
Valuation: $4,550.38
Investigation Expenses: $720.28
County: Carroll
ESD Field Office: FO 4
Fisheries Office: Black Hawk Lake Office
LongDD: -94.96896
LatDD: 42.00494
Created Date: 5/29/2014 8:33:00 AM
Last Update: 2/19/2019 11:26:35 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

Anhydrous ammonia spill from co-op. Fish Kill started at UTM, Zone 15, E 336945, N 4652200, NW quarter of section 18, T83N, R35W in Unnamed Tributary on south side of Halbur, Carroll County, IA and moved downstream into Brushy Creek ending at UTM, Zone 15, E 341075, N 4647620, Intersection of sections 27, 28, 33, and 34 of T83N, R35W of Carroll County, IA.