Fish Kill Event - Unnamed Tributary to Little Volga River

Event ID: 936
Date of Kill: 8/7/2017
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Anthropogenic
Cause: Animal Waste
Mode: Spill
Animal Waste Source: Confinement
Animal Type: Hogs
Approx Head: Unknown/Unspecified
Magnitude: 4 (5001 - 10,000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 8,732
Kill Length: 1.60 miles
Valuation: $2,480.60
Investigation Expenses: $1,195.28
County: Fayette
ESD Field Office: FO 1
Fisheries Office: Decorah State Hatchery
LongDD: -91.87180
LatDD: 42.77097
Created Date: 3/6/2019 11:43:18 AM
Last Update: 3/6/2019 11:47:11 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

A contractor demolished an abandoned confinement building on the farm without removing the stored manure. The building had been abandoned for several years.