Fish Kill Event - Unnamed Tributary to Stony Creek

5.5 miles south of Harris

Event ID: 889
Date of Kill: 9/29/2015
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Anthropogenic
Cause: Organic Material
Mode: Runoff
Magnitude: 8 (100,001 - 500,000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 163,001
Kill Length: 18.20 miles
Valuation: $25,806.30
Investigation Expenses: $903.26
County: Osceola
ESD Field Office: FO 3
Fisheries Office: Spirit Lake Hatchery
LongDD: -95.43284
LatDD: 43.35061
Created Date: 10/23/2015 9:14:00 AM
Last Update: 2/18/2019 3:29:14 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 origin of the waste water was from a large confined chicken facility located in Section 34, T99N, R39W in Osceola County. Dead fish were observed in a ditch (tributary of Stony Creek) downstream from the origin. Sampling was possible beginning in Section 1, T98N, R39W Osceola County. The fish kill extended downstream 32,064 yards (18.2 miles) to Section 35, T96N, R37W, Clay County. A tank that contained egg washing liquid was dumped into a corn field and flowed into Stony Creek. The amount of liquid released has not yet been determined.