Fish Kill DatabaseDB

Fish Kill Event - Unnamed Creek and Private Gravel Pit

350th St and Chestnut Ave Bridge, near Rock Valley

Event ID: 955
Date of Kill: 9/20/2004
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Anthropogenic
Cause: Animal Waste
Mode: Spill
Animal Waste Source: Lagoon/Storage
Animal Type: Cattle (Dairy)
Approx Head: Unknown/Unspecified
Magnitude: 4 (5001 - 10,000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 5,703
Kill Length: not enumerated
Valuation: $9,336.04
Investigation Expenses: $467.35
County: Sioux
ESD Field Office: FO 3
Fisheries Office: Spirit Lake Hatchery
LongDD: -96.43282
LatDD: 43.14058
Created Date: 3/15/2019 1:14:54 PM
Last Update: 3/15/2019 1:14:54 PM

For more information about this fish kill event, contact the Field Office or Fisheries Office listed above.

Impacted Assessment Segments

No segments listed

Lat/Long uses WGS84 datum

Onsite Comments

Approximately 500,000 gallons of liquid dairy manure from a runoff control basin was released.