Fish Kill Event - Barry Creek
The origin of the manure that cause the kill was an animal feeding operation located in Section 21, T95N, R39W in O’Brien County
- Event ID
- 912
- Date of Kill
- 7/1/2016
- Waterbody Type
- River/Stream
- Cause Origin
- Anthropogenic
- Cause
- Animal Waste
- Mode
- Pumping Incident
- Animal Waste Source
- Lagoon/Storage
- Animal Type
- Hogs
- Approx Head
- Unknown/Unspecified
- Magnitude
- 3 (1001 - 5000 fish killed)
- Estimated Fish Killed
- 2,480
- Kill Length
- 2.00 miles
- Valuation
- $223.00
- Investigation Expenses
- $667.90
- County
- O'Brien
- ESD Field Office
- FO 3
- Fisheries Office
- Spirit Lake Hatchery
- LongDD
- -95.46541
- LatDD
- 43.03330
- Created Date
- 11/1/2016 8:32:00 AM
- Last Update
- 2/8/2019 3:06:22 PM
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.
Owner was transferring hog manure from one pit/tank to another. Hose broke. Estimated 5000 gallons of manure to creek. In-stream ammonia levels in Barry Creek are 90 ppm with stressed and dying fish. Barry Creek flows about 2 miles to Waterman Creek, which hopefully will dilute the ammonia to tolerable levels. Tributary has been dammed and manure release stopped. Flow reportedly in Barry Creek is too great to stop and pump. There is another tributary about 1 mile downstream that should also help to dilute the ammonia.