Fish Kill Event - UT Plum Creek

Winding Creek Coop- Larchwood

Event ID: 499
Date of Kill: 1/10/2001
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Anthropogenic
Cause: Animal Waste
Mode: Runoff
Animal Waste Source: Land-Applied
Animal Type: Hogs
Approx Head: Unknown/Unspecified
Magnitude: 1 (1 - 100 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 25
Kill Length: 1.00 miles
County: Lyon
ESD Field Office: FO 3
Fisheries Office: Spirit Lake Hatchery
LongDD: -96.44434
LatDD: 43.39378
Created Date: 12/18/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Update: 3/28/2019 9:19:02 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

Hog manure from sow facility entered an unnamed intermittent creek in Sec 13 Centennial Township, Lyon Co. The unnamed creek transported the hog manure approximately 1 mile where it outlets to Plum Creek. Plum Creek empties into the Big Sioux River, which flows into the Missouri River. Dead minnows and chubs were observed in the unnamed creek but not in Plum Creek. Temporary measures by the facility such as building 3-4 dikes across the waterway were implemented to further reduce the impact. Coop is a 2500 head sow plus 850 head gilt developer unit. Hog facility is total confinement with below building concrete pit manure storage.