Fish Kill Event - Camp Creek
The fish kill occurred in southeastern Polk County. 15T 469236 4605826 to 15T 471735 4598636
- Event ID
- 930
- Date of Kill
- 7/25/2018
- Waterbody Type
- River/Stream
- Cause Origin
- Anthropogenic
- Cause
- Pesticides/Herbicides
- Mode
- Spill
- Magnitude
- 4 (5001 - 10,000 fish killed)
- Estimated Fish Killed
- 7,121
- Kill Length
- 6.50 miles
- Valuation
- $7,533.42
- Investigation Expenses
- $1,318.69
- County
- Polk
- ESD Field Office
- FO 5
- Fisheries Office
- Boone Research Station
- LongDD
- -93.36918
- LatDD
- 41.60354
- Created Date
- 2/12/2019 1:55:07 PM
- Last Update
- 2/8/2024 1:01:18 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.
The killed reach spanned 6.5 miles. A 250-gallon tote of fungicide fell from a Landus Cooperative vehicle near the intersection of state Highways 163 and 316. An estimated 180 gallons were released when the tote tumbled into the ditch.
SPECIES | NUMBER KILLED | MONETARY VALUE |
Common Carp, Stonerollers | 17 | $85.00 |
Other cyprinids | 4,730 | $567.60 |
Fathead Minnow | 54 | $3.78 |
Suckers & Redhorse | 23 | $64.45 |
River & Quillback Carpsucker | 94 | $10.34 |
Channel Catfish | 337 | $5,055.00 |
Bullheads & Madtoms | 57 | $28.50 |
Green Sunfish | 9 | $18.22 |
Largemouth Bass | 11 | $165.00 |
Darters | 2 | $0.80 |
Walleye | 2 | $30.00 |
Freshwater Drum | 1 | $0.28 |
Gizzard Shad | 1,744 | $1,395.45 |
Shortnose Gar | 10 | $109.00 |
Total | 7,121 | $7,533.42 |