Fish Kill Event - West Platte River

Creston

Event ID: 781
Date of Kill: 9/2/2008
Waterbody Type: River/Stream
Cause Origin: Natural
Cause: Environmental
Mode: N/A
Magnitude: 2 (101 - 1000 fish killed)
Estimated Fish Killed: 1,000
Kill Length: 4.50 miles
County: Union
ESD Field Office: FO 4
Fisheries Office: Mt. Ayr State Hatchery
LongDD: -94.40672
LatDD: 41.04696
Created Date: 10/3/2008 3:27:00 PM
Last Update: 2/19/2019 1:09:00 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

Low flow likely cause of kill of ~1000 fish. No evidence of contamination, definitely ruled out wastewater facility that was the cause of a kill in same location in November 2007.