Fish Kill Event - Soldier Creek
Beginning in an unnamed tributary near Floral Ave on west side of Sec. 17, T89N,R28W (NE Fort Dodge) and extending 2.7 miles downstream in Soldier Creek ending at the Des Moines River Sec. 19, T89N,R28W.
- Event ID
- 683
- Date of Kill
- 5/24/2006
- Waterbody Type
- River/Stream
- Cause Origin
- Anthropogenic
- Cause
- Pollutant - Unknown/Unspecified
- Mode
- Runoff
- Magnitude
- 4 (5001 - 10,000 fish killed)
- Estimated Fish Killed
- 7,557
- Kill Length
- 2.70 miles
- Valuation
- $3,246.92
- Investigation Expenses
- $3,933.63
- County
- Webster
- ESD Field Office
- FO 2
- Fisheries Office
- Black Hawk Lake Office
- LongDD
- -94.18475
- LatDD
- 42.51812
- Created Date
- 7/18/2006 12:00:00 AM
- Last Update
- 2/13/2024 10:44:35 AM
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.
While the DNR is still investigating the pollutant that killed the fish and the source of that pollutant, it appears to have entered the creek through the storm sewer system. Three storm sewer outlets near Floral Ave., where the fish kill began, drain the northeast quarter of Fort Dodge. Storm sewers drain directly to a stream or lake and do not receive treatment.
|
SPECIES |
NUMBER KILLED |
MONETARY VALUE |
Shiners, chubs, stonerollers
|
6,030 |
$542.68 |
|
Darters |
967 |
$419.51 |
|
Suckers |
464 |
$1,128.00 |
|
Smallmouth bass |
77 |
$1,155.00 |
|
Sticklebacks |
19 |
$1.73 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
7,557 |
$3,246.92 |