Fish Kill Event - West Branch Floyd River
bridge east of 430th and Harrison Ave intersection, NW of Orange City
- Event ID
- 954
- Date of Kill
- 8/10/2016
- Waterbody Type
- River/Stream
- Cause Origin
- Unknown
- Cause
- Unknown
- Mode
- N/A
- Magnitude
- 6 (25,001 - 50,000 fish killed)
- Estimated Fish Killed
- 37,910
- Kill Length
- 4.50 miles
- Valuation
- $10,001.16
- Investigation Expenses
- $816.82
- County
- Sioux
- ESD Field Office
- FO 3
- Fisheries Office
- Spirit Lake Hatchery
- LongDD
- -96.14877
- LatDD
- 43.02620
- Created Date
- 3/15/2019 8:58:20 AM
- Last Update
- 1/29/2024 12:58:08 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.
Investigated on 8/13 - 8/14/2016
This kill looks to have occurred 4-6 days ago based on the level of decomposition and scavenger activity. Many fish were deteriorated heavily. This stream bed is extremely hard to traverse in places because of heavy siltation and mud shorelines. The kill looks to have occurred when water levels were 6 inches to 1 foot higher than current level. The beginning of the kill is fairly well defined and located on the map in report. There were no dead fish upstream from this location.
A source could not be determined by ESD. No restitution will be sought.
SPECIES | NUMBER KILLED | MONETARY VALUE |
Minnows, shiners, dace, chubs | 32,561 | $2,930.49 |
Catfish spp. | 1,273 | $548.00 |
Sunfish | 126 | $38.16 |
Sucker spp. | 3,950 | $6,484.51 |
Total | 37,910 | $10,001.16 |