Fish Kill Event - Tipton Creek

Ireton

Event ID: 345
Date of Kill: 8/21/1996
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Anthropogenic
Cause: Animal Waste
Mode: Runoff
Animal Waste Source: Land-Applied
Animal Type: Unknown/Unspecified
Approx Head: Unknown/Unspecified
Magnitude: 6 (25,001 - 50,000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 46,000
Kill Length: not enumerated
County: Hamilton
ESD Field Office: FO 2
Fisheries Office: Clear Lake Station
LongDD: -93.46480
LatDD: 42.40956
Created Date: 4/21/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Update: 4/2/2019 8:24:13 AM

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

Information from August 21, 1996 Des Moines Register. Value of fish estimated at $3,900.00. No game fish killed. Manure applied to a cornfield seeped into tile line and into Tipton Creek.