Fish Kill DatabaseDB

Fish Kill Event - Keg Creek Barrow Pit

Pacific Junction.

Event ID: 549
Date of Kill: 3/17/2003
Waterbody Type: Quarry/Pit
Cause Origin: Natural
Cause: Environmental
Mode: N/A
Magnitude: 4 (5001 - 10,000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 6,056
Valuation: $92,610.00
Investigation Expenses: $112.00
County: Mills
ESD Field Office: FO 4
Fisheries Office: Cold Springs State Park
LongDD: -95.80240
LatDD: 40.98375
Created Date: 6/19/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Update: 3/14/2019 1:14:20 PM

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

Onsite Comments

Obvious winterkill- pit was ~6foot low through winter period 2002-2003. Some small fish seen swimming in the shallows.