Fish Kill Event - Unnamed Tributary to Hickory Creek

NW of Dyersville

Event ID: 940
Date of Kill: 10/9/2017
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Anthropogenic
Cause: Animal Waste
Mode: Runoff
Animal Waste Source: Feedlot
Animal Type: Cattle (Dairy)
Approx Head: Unknown/Unspecified
Magnitude: 7 (50,001 - 100,000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 60,278
Kill Length: 6.89 miles
Valuation: $19,416.15
Investigation Expenses: $2,296.29
County: Dubuque
ESD Field Office: FO 1
Fisheries Office: Manchester Trout Hatchery
LongDD: -91.05012
LatDD: 42.53283
Created Date: 3/6/2019 1:40:48 PM
Last Update: 3/6/2019 1:57:00 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

Ammonia toxicity associated with an open dairy feed lot originating in Section 11, T89N, R2W, pending water sample analysis results.