Fish Kill Event - Des Moines River

Center Street Bridge and Power Dam, Des Moines

Event ID: 681
Date of Kill: 5/17/2006
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Natural
Cause: Environmental
Mode: N/A
Magnitude: 3 (1001 - 5000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 3,100
Kill Length: not enumerated
County: Polk
ESD Field Office: FO 5
Fisheries Office: Boone Research Station
LongDD: -93.61854
LatDD: 41.59169
Created Date: 6/29/2006 12:00:00 AM
Last Update: 3/18/2019 12:11:58 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

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

During high water levels fish were trapped in two areas near dam.