Fish Kill Event - Cedar Fork Creek

4 miles west of Mediapolis. Pleasant Grove area

Event ID: 911
Date of Kill: 7/29/2016
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Anthropogenic
Cause: Pesticides/Herbicides
Mode: Aerial Spraying
Magnitude: 7 (50,001 - 100,000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 53,666
Kill Length: 7.32 miles
Valuation: $8,349.92
Investigation Expenses: $943.22
County: Des Moines
ESD Field Office: FO 6
Fisheries Office: Lake Darling State Park
LongDD: -91.25548
LatDD: 40.99018
Created Date: 11/1/2016 8:08:00 AM
Last Update: 2/12/2019 2:30:18 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

Suspected aerial application of fungicide may be cause of kill.

UTM Coordinates - (Des Moines County)

UTM 15T 0646742 / 4539133= fishkill start

Last observed dead fish - Ended at UTM 15T 0645917 / 4531023