Iowa DNR
Fish Kill DatabaseDB

Fish Kill Event - Big Creek Lake

Polk City

Event ID
942
Date of Kill
8/25/2017
Waterbody Type
Lake
Cause Origin
Natural
Cause
Disease/Parasite/Stress
Mode
N/A
Magnitude
0 (Unknown/Unspecified fish killed)
County
Polk
ESD Field Office
FO 5
Fisheries Office
Boone Research Station
LongDD
-93.74119
LatDD
41.81169
Created Date
3/6/2019 2:09:16 PM
Last Update
3/6/2019 2:09:16 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
Onsite Comments

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has confirmed a fish kill involving white bass at Big Creek Lake.

Fisheries experts believe a virus impacting only white bass is responsible for this die off and that it began a few days ago. There is no estimate for number of fish killed. No other species is being affected.

The fish kill is not expected to impact the overall white bass population.