Fish Kill Event - Unnamed Tributary to Turkey River and Vernon Springs Impoundment

Vernon Springs

Event ID: 977
Date of Kill: 8/13/2019
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Unknown
Cause: Unknown - Anthropogenic Suspected
Mode: N/A
Magnitude: 2 (101 - 1000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 111
Kill Length: 2.15 miles
Valuation: $459.00
Investigation Expenses: $599.16
County: Howard
ESD Field Office: FO 1
Fisheries Office: Decorah State Hatchery
LongDD: -92.13008
LatDD: 43.36805
Created Date: 8/13/2019 7:48:00 AM
Last Update: 8/14/2019 8:07:27 AM

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

Kill affected 2.15 miles of an unnamed tributary north of the Turkey River and 26.4 acres of the Vernon Springs Impoundment in Sections 22, 27, 34, and 33, Vernon Springs Township, Howard County, 2 miles southwest of Cresco.