EPA-440/9-73-001
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Contents..
Foreword/2
Voluntary Reporting Is The Key/2
Basic Statistics/4
Pollution-Causing Operations/9
Regional Data/12
Special Analyses/19
1972 Fish Kill Tables:
Table 1: Historical Summary of Pollution-Caused
Fish Kills, June 1960-December 1972/3
Table 2: Fish Kill Summary by Source of Pollution,
1972/4
Table 3: Pollution-Caused Fish Kill Summary by
State, 1972/5
Table 4: Major Kills—100,000 or Over—1972/6
Table 5: Fish Kill Summary by Type of Water Body,
1972/7
Table 6: Fish Kill Summary by Type of Water,
1972/7
Table 7: Fish Kill Summary by Month, 1972/7
Table 8: Fish Kill Summary by Duration and Sever-
ity of Kill, 1972/8
Table 9: Number of Fish Kill Reports by Source of
Pollution Within EPA Regions, 1972/13
Table 10: Data on Reported Pollution-Caused Fish
Kills In Major U.S. Rivers, 1960 Through
1972/20
Table 11: Report of Fish Kills, 1972—Cause Iden-
tified/22
Table 12: Report of Fish Kills, 1972—Cause Not
Specifically Identified/30
1972 Fish Kill Figures:
Figure 1: Cumulative Reported Fish Killed, 1961
to 1972/5
Figure 2: Number of Fish Kill Reports by Major
Pollution Source Operation/10
Figure 3: Number of Fish Kill Reports by Detailed
Source of Pollution/10
Figure 4: Reported Number of Fish Killed by
Major Pollution Source Operation/11
Figure 5: Reported Number of Fish Killed by
Detailed Pollution Source Operation/11
Figure 6: Pollution-Caused Fish Kills in Re-
gion 1/14
Figure 7: Pollution-Caused Fish Kills in Region
11/14
Figure 8: Pollution-Caused Fish Kills in Region
111/15
Figure 9: Pollution-Caused Fish Kills in Region
IV/15
Figure 10: Pollution-Caused Fish Kills in Region
V/16
Figure 11: Pollution-Caused Fish Kills in Region
VI/16
Figure 12: Pollution-Caused Fish Kills in Region
VII/17
Figure 13: Pollution-Caused Fish Kills in Region
VIM/17
Figure 14: Pollution-Caused Fish Kills in Region
IX/18
Figure 15: Pollution-Caused Fish Kills in Region
X/18
Figure 16: Major U.S. Rivers-Data on Reported
Pollution-Caused Fish Kills/21
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EPA R'^icn Vi:l Li3:
Denver, Colorado
OFFICE OF WATER PLANNING AND STANDARDS
MONITORING AND DATA SUPPORT DIVISION
DATA REPORTING BRANCH
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
1972
FISH
KILLS
Thirteenth
Annual
Report
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Foreword...
The Annual Pollution-Caused Fish Kill Re-
port is the result of cooperative teamwork
between the Environmental Protection Ag-
ency, state pollution control agencies, and
private citizens. It includes reports of fish
kills where water pollution is known or sus-
pected to be the cause of death.
Since numerous kills resulting from pol-
lution go unnoticed or unreported, the re-
port cannot be considered complete. Fur-
thermore, each year a few kills are not in-
cluded because they appear to be kills that
were produced by natural causes.
Despite these gaps, the data compiled
in the report provide useful basic informa-
tion, and alert officials and the public to po-
tential pollution problems.
The following is a short summary of sig-
nificant statistics of fish kills reported in
1972.
• All Slates Reported in 1972
For the first time since the inception of the
annual pollution-caused fish kill reporting
system in 1960, every state in the Union
participated. In six states, participation
consisted of a notice that the state had no
recorded pollution-caused fish kill inci-
dents in 1972.
• The Number of Fish Kill Reports
Decreased in 1972
For the first time since 1967, the number
of reported incidents decreased from the
previous year. The 760 incidents reported
in 1972 showed a 12 percent decrease
compared to the 860 incidents reported
in 1971. Nevertheless, 1972 had the sec-
ond highest number of reports in 13 years
of reporting.
Almost 300 Million Fish Reported
Killed Since 1960
The 17.7 million fish reported killed in
1972 brought the cumulative total of all
fish reported killed by water pollution
since 1960 to 298.5 million. While there
was a 76 percent decrease in fish reported
killed in 1972 compared to the record
73.6 million fish reported killed in 1971,
1972 was the sixth highest year in num-
ber of fish reported killed since the in-
ception of the annual fish kill reporting
system.
Industrial Operations Led all Other
Pollution Operations in Fish Kill
Reports in 1972
The 189 fish kill reports associated with
industrial operations in 1972 led all other
pollution sources, even though the num-
ber was 18 percent less than the 231 in-
dustrial incidents reported in 1971. In-
dustrial operations have led all other
source operations in every one of the 13
years of the system.
• Municipal Operations Killed More
Fish Than Any Other Pollution
Operation in 1972
The 8.4 million fish killed by pollution
from municipal operations represent al-
most one-half of the 17.7 million fish re-
ported killed in 1972. Municipal opera-
tions include electric power generating
plants.
• The Majority of Fish Kill Reports
Indicated That Less Than 10,000
Fish Were Killed Per Incident in 1972
While 84 percent of the reports submitted
specified the size of the kill as less than
10,000 fish, the sum of these kills rep-
resented only 4 percent of the 17.7 million
fish reported killed in 1972.
• From 1960 Through 1972, Approxi-
mately 10,000,000 Fish Were Killed
by Pollution in 21 Major V.S. Rivers
A total of 276 reports received between
1960 and 1972 occurred on the 21 largest
and most important U.S. rivers (and estu-
aries). Mileage reports indicate that at
least 1 mile in every 10 on these major
rivers has experienced a fish kill in the
last 13 years.
Voluntary Reporting
Is The Key...
... to the nation-wide pollution-caused
fish kill reporting system. A fish kill is first
noticed by a fisherman, camper, or sports-
man who, as an interested and concerned
private citizen, reports the kill to a state
official. In most instances, the state agency
sends trained specialists to investigate and
identify the size and cause of the kill. These
specialists may request the help of Environ-
mental Protection Agency field personnel
to assist in on-site investigations, or to make
laboratory analyses of dead fish tissue sam-
ples. When water pollution is determined to
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be the cause of the kill, the State submits a
report to the Environmental Protection
Agency.
It is essential that a fish kill be reported
and investigated immediately in order to
determine the source of pollution and the
polluting agent. Dead fish may be washed
downstream from the source of pollution.
The polluting agent may be diluted by fast
flowing water, making on-site investigation
difficult or even impossible. Hot weather
conditions decompose fish tissue, also mak-
Table 1 contains historical data for the thir-
teen years that fish kill reports have been
received. The table summarizes the following:
The number of states reporting; the number
of reported pollution-caused fish kill inci-
dents; the number of reports which specify
how many fish died; the reported number of
fish killed; the largest single fish kill for each
year; the number of reports for each pollu-
tion source operation; and a breakdown of
fish killed by size of kill. The number of in-
cidents and the numbers of fish killed are
probably understated because of incomplete
reporting and the difficulties of estimating
numbers of dead fish. Also, 20 percent of
the reports do not specify how many fish
were killed.
TABLE 1-Historical Summary of Pollution-Caused Fish Kills, June 1960 December 1972
1960 =
Number of states responding „ 38
Reports which state number
of fish killed 151
Total reported number of
fish killed ... . 6,035,000
Average size of kill1 2925
Largest kill reported 5,000,000
Number of reported incidents
for each pollution source
operation
Industrial 103
Municipal3 24
Other 33
Total reports 289
No. No. fish
Number of reports and fish re- (mil-
killed by size grouping ports lions)
1 000 000 or more 1 5.0
100,000 to 1,000,000 3 0.53
10 000 to 100,000 15 0.31
1000 to 10000 .. 64 0.18
0 to 1 000 68 0.02
No size reported for incident .... 138
Average duration of kill in days . 2.95
1961
45
413
265
14,910,000
6,535
5,387,000
74
169
52
0
58
60
413
No. No. fish
re- (mil-
ports lions)
4 12.6
5 0.85
45 1.05
107 0.34
104 0.03
148
2.64
1962
37
421
246
44,001,000
5,710
3,180,000
51
209
33
1
47
80
421
No. No. fish
re- (mil-
ports lions)
2 41.0
9 1.69
38 1.01
89 0.30
108 0.03
175
2.59
1963
38
442
304
6,937,000
7,775
2,000,000
84
199
60
17
27
55
442
No. No. fish
re- (mil-
ports lions)
1 2.0
12 2.68
54 1.82
134 0.41
103 0.03
138
3.18
1964
40
590
470
22,914,000
5,490
7,887,000
131
193
120
26
17
103
590
No. No. fish
re- (mil-
ports lions)
5 16.9
15 3.82
59 1.65
167 0.49
224 0.07
120
2.44
1965
44
625
520
12,140,000
4,310
3,000,000
114
244
125
27
23
92
625
No. NO. fish
re- (mil-
ports lions)
3 5.4
17 4.62
63 1.42
202 0.59
235 0.07
105
2.57
1966
46
532
453
9,614,000
5,620
1,000,000
88
195
87
27
38
97
532
No. No. fish
re- (mil-
ports lions)
2 2.0
23 5.48
58 1.53
185 0.55
185 0.05
79
2.71
1967
40
454
364
11,291,000
6,460
6,549,000
87
139
91
23
35
79
454
No. No. fish
re- (mil-
ports lions)
1 6.5
7 2.66
49 1.58
143 0.46
164 0.05
90
3.34
1968
42
542
469
15,815,000
6,015
4,029,000
77
177
122
39
23
104
542
No. No. fish
re- (mil-
ports lions)
3 6.1
30 7.44
64 1.79
153 0.48
219 0.06
73
2.99
1969
45
594
492
41,166,000
5,860
26,527,000
117
199
84
32
33
129
594
No. No. fish
re- (mil-
ports lions)
4 35.1
9 3.15
81 2.06
165 0.52
233 0.06
102
3.11
1970
45
635
563
22,290,000
6,412
3,240,000
108
213
120
28
28
138
635
No. No. fish
re- (mil-
ports lions)
5 11.4
26 7.44
91 2.73
198 0.62
243 0.07
72
3.25
1971
46
860
759
73,670,000
6,154
5,500,000
132
231
162
52
64
219
860
No. No. fish
re- (mil-
ports lions)
28 63.0
26 6.37
124 3.33
266 0.86
315 0.10
101
3.35
1 Derived after excluding reports of 100,000 kills or more as being unrepresentative.
2 Reporting system in effect for last six months of 1960.
3 Municipal operations include electric power-generating stations.
1972
50
760
697
17,717,000
4,639
2,922,000
113
189
167
56
72
163
760
No. No. fish
re- (mil-
ports lions)
6 8.97
27 5.43
81 2.60
216 0.62
367 0.09
63
3.40
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ing it difficult to identify a polluting agent.
Since the investigator can count only those
fish which lie on the surface, the estimated
number of fish killed is almost always a con-
servative figure. Often, as much as 80 per-
cent of the dead fish cannot be counted due
to turbid water, or because the fish have
either sunk to the bottom of the water body
or have been washed away from the site of
the kill.
The reporting system depends, to a large
extent, upon individuals in the field making
state officials aware of fish kills. It is, there-
fore, quite likely that the increases in re-
ports in the last few years are a result of
increased public awareness of pollution. It
is hoped that this Fish Kill Report contri-
butes to this awareness.
Basic Statistics
In 1972, 760 reports were submitted
(Table 1). Of this total, 697 reports (92 per-
cent of the total) stated the number of fish
killed. This percentage represents the high-
est ratio of reported incidents specifying the
number of fish killed to the total number of
reports for any year since the start of the
reporting system. In 1971, the figure was
88 percent. The general trend of this ratio
over the 1960-1972 period shows an in-
crease from a low of 52 percent in 1960 to
the present high of 92 percent in 1972.
From 1961 through 1972, the total esti-
mated number of fish killed ranged from a
low of 6.9 million in 1963 to a high of 73
million in 1971. The largest number of fish
killed in any single incident was 37.8 mil-
lion in 1962: this incident was caused by
pollution in coastal waters and occurred near
San Diego Harbor, California.
Excluding the 73.6 million fish reported
killed in 1971, the average number of fish
killed for the eleven remaining years was
19.9 million. The total of 17.7 million fish
reported killed in 1972, the sixth highest
year, was slightly lower than the average.
In 1972, as in previous years, most of the
incidents were small—that is, they killed
fewer than 10.000 fish apiece. Eighty four
(84) percent of the 697 reports which speci-
fied the number of fish killed in 1972 were
in this category (Table 1). The overwhelm-
ing majority (81 percent) of fish were killed
in a small number (5 percent) of large inci-
dents. For the twelve reporting years since
1960, large kills averaged 4.6 percent of the
reports but accounted for an average of 85
percent of all the fish reported killed.
Since even small kills can indicate po-
tentially severe pollution problems, these
data show the importance of notifying the
proper State officials even when only a
small number of dead fish are seen floating
on a water body.
In 1972, sources of pollution were identi-
fied in 597 of the 760 reports. These kills
are listed individually in Table 11. The 163
kills for which the pollution source could
not be positively identified are listed in
Table 12.
Total Fish Reported Killed
A total of 17.7 million fish were reported
killed in 697 separate incidents of water
pollution from all sources (Table 2). In the
remaining 63 reports from the 760 reports
submitted, fish losses were either not stated,
or were not expressed in numerical terms.
The 17.7 million fish reported killed in
1972 brought the total number of fish killed
Table 2 summarizes fish kills for 1972 by
major and individual pollution sources, and
provides further information on fish killed
in the game and non-game categories by
major pollution sources. Average size of fish
kill for each major source is also included.
Kills from natural causes are not included.
TABLE 2— Fish Kill Summary by
Source of Pollution, 1972
Source of
pollution
Agricultural:
Pesticides
Fertilizers
Manure-silage drainagf
Subtotal
Industrial:
Mining
Food products
Paper products
Chemicals
Petroleum
Metals
Combinations
Other
Subtotal
Municipal:
Sewerage systems
Refuse disposal
Water systems
Swimming pool
Power
Subtotal
Transportation:
Rail
Truck
Barge or boat
Pipeline
Subtotal
Other operations:
Unknown:
Total
Total
reports
57
10
46
113
27
31
12
45
29
12
9
24
189
131
8
10
3
15
167
7
28
2
19
56
72
163
760
Reports specifying
number of fish killed
No. of
reports
51
10
41
102
26
30
10
42
26
12
8
23
177
126
7
9
3
15
160
7
26
2
15
50
61
147
697
No. of
fish
1,500,147
30,944
276,464
1,807,555
310,328
328.268
720.667
825,641
345.518
128,860
1.255,528
779,580
4,694,390
3,696.990
37,799
3,203
46,075
4,576,527
8,360,594
14,610
300,006
23,750
118,160
456,526
1,028,869
1,369.284
17,717,218
Average
kill'
6,975
5,480
6,260
4,302
3,52t>
2,529
4,623
Derived after excluding reports of 100.000 kills or
more.
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FIGURE 1—Cumulative Reported Fish Killed, 1961 to 1972
YEAR: 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
OVER 298 MILLION FISH WERE REPORTED
KILLED BY POLLUTION . . .
. . . over a 12-year period (Figure (1). This
graph summarizes the reported number of
fish killed for the 1961-1972 period. The
first reporting year, 1960 was excluded since
reports were not received for the full year.
Many more dead fish probably go unreported
due to the difficulties of estimating, and
because they were not investigated immedi-
ately. This total is also low since 20 percent
of the reports are not included because they
did not state the number of fish killed.
Table 3 summarizes data from the 44 states
which reported one or more pollution-caused
fish kill incidents. Of the 760 reports sub-
mitted, 697 indicated the number of fish
killed. The remaining 63 reports did not
specify the number of fish killed. The table
also shows the number of reports for inci-
dents that occurred in rivers, lakes, and
coastal waters.
TABLE 3— Pollution-Caused Fish Kill Summary by State, 1972
State
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Total
Total
reports
43
2
3
44
6
14
4
33
6
4
2
15
15
1
14
22
13
6
13
19
2
4
3
34
3
17
3
22
33
16
5
90
13
9
83
3
23
62
1
17
21
12
4
1
760
Reports specifying
number of fish killed
Number
of
reports
42
2
2
43
6
14
4
23
4
4
2
15
13
1
14
22
9
5
9
14
2
4
3
28
1
17
3
22
33
15
4
90
13
9
82
3
22
52
1
16
13
12
3
1
697
Number
of
fish
4,976,001
3,050
6,500
120,252
128,422
31,780
1,765
99,440
102,952
107,319
120,210
217,487
25,112
2,000
341,623
245,549
36,645
13,420
193,401
2,057,443
3,700
1,576
59,000
537,147
50
144,598
3,300
537,800
75,125
66,562
67,500
3,888,191
169,268
568,356
345,197
2,120
403,480
1,665,494
200
78,322
238,385
27,623
3,553
300
17,717,218
Number of reports and water surfaces affected
River
Number
of
reports
42
29
6
8
3
17
3
3
2
13
14
1
13
20
13
6
11
6
1
3
3
30
3
8
1
17
30
13
1
86
12
6
74
3
19
46
1
12
17
12
4
1
613
Number
of
miles
100
71
25
11
4
3
15
3
4
84
57
2
108
118
52
12
157
5
3
68
101
3
26
6
19
55
31
14
41
9
175
6
32
23
2
21
27
29
6
1
1,529
Lake
Number
of
reports
1
2
3
13
6
16
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
13
1
1
4
9
2
5
3
3
4
4
1
3
9
4
16
5
3
143
Number
of
acres
1,288
368
187
23
342
20
1
2.
2.
2.
4.
671.
20.
266..
1.
19.
12.
39.
685.
10.
4.
3,868.
80.
8.
7,922
Coastal Waters*
Number
of
reports
2
1.
1
4
Number
of
miles
30
1
31
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Table 4 lists the major fish kill incidents oc-
curring in 1972 in which 100,000 or more
fish were killed in each incident. Many more
large kills may have gone unreported, or
missed because they were not investigated
immediately, and large kills may have been
part of the 8 percent of the reports that did
not state a number for fish killed.
(Figure 1) to 298.5 million in 5,602 separate
incidents since the first full year of reporting
(1961). These 5,602 separate incidents, plus
1,266 reported incidents which did not state
the number of fish killed, brought the total
number of reported pollution-caused fish
kill incidents for the 1961-1972 period to
6,868.
A total of 44 states reported at least one
fish kill incident (Table 3). The remaining
six states (Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico,
Rhode Island, South Dakota and Utah) stated
they had no recorded incidents of pollution-
caused fish kills for 1972. Five states (Ala-
bama, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and
Texas) accounted for 42 percent of the total
reports.
Major Fish Kills
No heavy kills were reported in 1972
comparable to the massive kills reported in
1971 when six incidents occured in Texas
totalling 15,000,000 fish, and twelve inci-
dents occurred in Florida totalling 29,000,-
000 fish. However, 33 kills were reported
in which the number of dead fish equaled or
exceeded 100,000 each, accounting for 14.4
million fish (Table 4). Of these, six kills
reached or exceeded the million mark. One
million or more fish were killed in: one inci-
dent in Ohio killing 2,922,480 fish; two in-
cidents in Alabama totalling 2,795,000 fish;
TABLE 4-Major Kills-100,000 or Ower-1972
Lake or stream
Bayou La Batre
Dry Cr
Soldier Cr
Dog R
Dog R
Dog R
Garrows Bend Chi
Garrows Bend Chi . . . .
Kitty Cr
Robinson Bayou
Three Mile Cr
Saint Vrain R
Kapakahi Stream
N Fk Clearwater
Arkansas R
Elk Fork
Patapsco R
Great Pd
Cape Cod Ca
Big Piney R
S Fk Salt R
Oyster Cr ...
Bend Fk Cr
Grand R
Lake Erie
Cranberry Cr
Washita R
Row River .
Connoquenessing
Stones R-E Fk
Galveston Bay
San Antonio R
Spring Cr
Near or in
Bayou La Batre
Decatur
Josephine
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Larimer County
Waipahu
Ahsahka
Garden City
Morgan
Sparrows Pt
Falmouth
Sandwich
Cabool
Mexico
Forked River
Belmont Co
Lake Co
Lake Co
Putnam Co
Maysville
Culp Creek
Ellwood City
Woodbury
Houston
San Antonio
Union Gap
State
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Missouri
Missouri
New Jersey
Ohio
Ohio
Ohio
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
Texas
Washington
Number
of
fish
100,000
106,664
1,000,000
132,103
100,000
132,000
200,000
500,000
337,111
334,800
1,795,000
112,000
100,000
120,000
129,400
115,638
114,244
1,000,000
1,000,000
115.000
222,000
500,000
105,806
374,099
2,922,480
261,390
150,000
563,140
140,000
169,601
1,250,000
100,000
110,000
Operation
Food Products
Other Industrial
Unknown
Sewerage System
Sewerage System
Sewerage System
Paper Products
Paper Products
Sewerage System
Other Operations
Sewerage System
Other Operations
Pipeline Transportation
Other Operations
Food Products
Mining
Metals
Poisons
Power
Chemicals
Petroleum
Power
Sewerage System
Chemicals
Power
Other Operations
Truck Transportation
Other Industrial
Sewerage System
Sewerage System
Combination
Sewerage System
Poisons
two incidents in Massachusetts totalling
2,000,000 fish; and one incident in Texas,
killing 1,250,000 fish. These six reported
kills accounted for approximately 50 percent
(9 million) of the 17.7 million pollution-
caused fish kills in 1972.
Fish Killed, by Type of W
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TABLE 5 summarizes reported
fish kills by type of water body
(river, lake, and coastal
waters), and the extent of the
area reportedly affected (by
miles or acres); Table 6 sum-
marizes fish kills by type of
water (fresh, salt, and es-
tuary); and Table 7 summa-
rizes fish kills by month. The
mileage and acreage figures
cannot always be accurately
estimated, so care should be
exercised in their use.
TABLE 5-Fish Kill Summary by Type of Water Body, 1972
Type of
water body
River
Lake
Coastal waters* .
Total
Total
reports
613
143
4
760
Reports specifying
number of fish killed
Number
of
reports
570
123
4
697
Number
of
fish
11,866,305
5,846,700
4,213
17,717,218
Reports specifying number
of fish killed and extent
of area affected
Miles
1,529
31
1,560
Acres
7,922
7,922
•Includes embayments such as Chesapeake, San Francisco, and Galveston
Bays.
TABLE 6— Fish Kill Summary by Type
of Water, 1972
Type of
water
Fresh* . .
Salt**. . . .
Estuary*0*
Total
Total
reports
683
10
67
760
Reports specifying
number of fish killed
Number
of
reports
628
8
61
697
Number
of
fish
10,669,294
37,766
7,010,158
17,717,218
:sFresh water includes any inland water upstream of
tidal action.
Salt water means water beyond the coastline.
^-^ Estuary means the water of inlets, bays, or river
mouths that are affected by tidal action.
TABLE 7-Fish Kill Summary by Month, 1972
Month
January
February ....
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November . . .
December
Total
Total
reports
25
24
21
49
94
118
130
116
112
44
22
5
760
Reports specifying
number of fish killed
Number
of
reports
20
24
17
44
80
113
122
111
101
41
19
5
697
Number
of
fish
558,995
160,173
501,048
404,189
423,884
1,316,010
4,869,193
1,802,238
3,777,454
3,684,754
175,973
43,307
17,717,218
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Fish Killed by Type of Water
In 1972, the number of fish reported
killed in fresh water (any inland water up-
stream of tidal action) accounted for the
largest number of fish reported killed of the
three types of waters (Table 6), followed
closely by estuary water (water of inlets,
bays, or river mouths that are affected by
tidal action). An almost insignificant num-
ber of fish (37,000) were reported killed in
salt water (water beyond the coastline).
In 1972, 60 percent (10.7 million) of the
total reported fish were killed in fresh water,
as compared to 20 percent (15.2 million)
in 1971. Over 39 percent of the fish (7.0
million) were killed in estuary water as com-
pared to 77 percent (56.4 million) in 1971,
a significant decrease.
The number of fish reported killed in
estuary water in 1972 decreased appreci-
ably from the number reported killed in
1971. Nevertheless, the 7 million fish re-
ported killed in 1972 in this type of water
can be of great national concern since
estuaries serve as breeding and nursery
grounds for many species of marine fish.
Fish Kills, By Month
As in the past, the greatest number of
reports (82 percent) were submitted for the
warm weather months (Table 7). Over 81
percent of the 17.7 million fish reported
killed in 1972 were killed from May through
September. Warm weather can often com-
bine with lower water levels during these
months to enhance the pollution effects.
Also, since more people are in, or on, the
water during the summer, kills are more apt
to be observed and reported.
A total of 697 reports specified the num-
ber of fish killed by month. July ranked first
Table 8 summarizes the reported duration
and estimated severity of fish kills, their
average size, and the number and percent
of reports for the different pollution sources.
These figures cannot always be accurately
estimated, so care should be exercised in
their use.
TABLE 8— Fish Kill Summary by Duration and Severity of Kill, 1972
Severity of kill
Complete kill
Heavy kill
Moderate kill
Light kill
Not stated
Total
• Includes all fish
Derived after exc
Number
of
reports
102
191
146
151
170
760
Average
kill"
8,505
8,102
4,623
1,626
2,820
4,623
Duration of Kill
No.
72
150
100
93
7
422
Average
(days)'
5.2
3.6
1.9
2.0
19.7
3.4
Agricultural
No.
20
33
25
16
19
113
Percent
18
29
22
14
17
100
Industrial
No.
28
52
29
39
41
189
Percent
15
27
15
21
22
100
Municipal
No.
14
55
36
34
28
167
Percent
8
33
21
21
17
100
Transportation
No.
14
17
8
9
8
56
Percent
25
31
14
16
14
100
Other Operations
No.
11
13
15
18
15
72
Percent
15
18
21
25
21
100
Unknown
No.
15
22
34
41
51
163
Percent
9
13
21
25
31
100
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m the number of reports (122) and in num-
ber of fish. June ranked second (113), fol-
lowed by August (111), September (101),
and May (80).
Fish Kills, By Duration and Severity
Not all reports indicate duration of kill.
In 1972, 56 percent (422 reports) indicated
duration of kill with an average of 3.40 days
(Table 8). In 1971, 58 percent (503 re-
ports) indicated duration of kill with an av-
erage of 3.35 days. The three longest pollu-
tion incidents in 1972 lasted at least 99
days. These incidents occurred at: Mill
Creek near New Holland, Pennsylvania; Mc-
Coulgh Run near Sharpsville, Pennsylvania;
and Schuts Creek near Illahee, Washington.
The severity of a fish kill is reported as
"complete", "heavy", "moderate", or
"light" (Table 8). One hundred two "com-
plete" kills were reported, averaging 8,505
fish per report. "Heavy" kills averaging
8,102 fish were reported on 191 occasions.
"Moderate" kills were reported on 146 oc-
casions, averaging 4,623 fish per kill.
"Light" kills were reported on 151 occa-
sions, averaging 1,626 fish per kill. Table
8 also indicates the average duration of fish
kills by severity of kill, as well as the num-
ber and percentage of fish kill reports given
jointly for severity of kill and major source
of pollution.
Pollution-Causing
Operations...
In 1972, pollution from industrial opera-
tions ranked first with 189 reports (Figure
2). In 1971, pollution from industrial opera-
tions also ranked first, with 231 reports.
This comparison indicates a decrease of
reported incidents (42 reports), or an 18
percent change between the two reporting
years. In spite of this decrease, industrial
operations has consistently led all other ma-
jor pollution source operations in every one
of the 13 years of the reporting system.
In 1972, pollution from municipal opera-
tions ranked second with 167 reports (Fig-
ure 2). In 1971, pollution from municipal
operations also ranked second in the num-
ber of reports (162). Municipal operations
include electric power generating stations.
In 1972, pollution from agricultural oper-
ations ranked third with 113 reports (Figure
2). In 1971, pollution from agricultural
operations also ranked third, with 132 re-
ports.
In 1972, pollution from "other opera-
tions" ranked fourth with 73 reports (Figure
2). In 1971, pollution from agricultural
also ranked fourth in the number of reports
(64).
In 1972, pollution from transportation
operations ranked fifth, and last, with 56
reports (Figure 2). In 1971 pollution from
transportation operations also ranked fifth
with 52 reports.
The term "unknown operations" is applied
to situations where a fish kill cannot be
linked to a specific pollutant or pollution
source, but an investigator is reasonably
confident that the fish did not die from na-
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FIGURE 2—Number of Fish Kill Reports by Major Pol I ut to
Source Operation (Total 760)
210.
180.
150.
1?0-,
90-
60_
30_
189
113
\6T
163
72
56
AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION OTHER UNKNOWN
OF THE FIVE MAJOR SOURCES OF POLLU-
TION, INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS LED IN
THE NUMBER OF REPORTED INCIDENTS
IN 1972 . . .
. . . with Municipal Operations in second
place. Figure 2 shows the number of re-
ported fish kill incidents for each pollution
source operation. The unknown category
(unidentified pollution sources) has been
added to show the distribution of total re-
ported incidents. Kills from natural causes
are not included.
tural causes. In many cases an investigator
is not notified that a fish kill occurred until
it is too late to identify a specific pollution
agent due to the deterioration of fish.
In 1972, pollution from unknown opera-
tions was responsible for 163 reports (Figure
2). The source of pollution was unidenti-
fiable for approximately 21 percent of all
reports received. In 1971, pollution from
unknown operations was responsible for 219
reports; the source of pollution was un-
identifiable in approximately 25 percent of
all reports received.
Figure 3 summarizes the number of fish
kill reports by detailed source of pollution
within each of the preceding major pollution
source operations.
Figure 4 summarizes the number of fish
reported killed by each major pollution
source operation. Municipal operations
ranked first (8.4 million), followed by in-
dustrial operations (4.7 million), agricul-
tural operations (1.8 million), and trans-
portation operations (0.5 million). Figure 5
summarizes the number of fish reported
killed by each detailed pollution source
operation.
SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
UNDER MUNICIPAL
OPERATIONS . . .
. . . led all other in-
dividual sources of
pollution in the num-
ber of reported fish
kill incidents. Figure
3 shows the number
of reported incidents
for each individual
pollution source.
FIGURE 3—Number of Fish Kill Reports by Detailed Source of Pollution
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AGRICULTURAL
(113)
INDUSTRIAL
(189)
MUNICIPAL
(167)
TRANSPORTATION
(56)
Source of Pollution
10
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OF THE TWENTY-ONE DETAILED SOURCES
OF POLLUTION . . .
. . . power plant operations was the leading
killer of fish in 1972 according to State re-
ports. Figure 5 shows how many fish were
killed by each kind of pollution source.
FIGURE 5—Reported Number of Fish Killed by Detailed Pollution Source Operation
100,000,000'
10,000,000
FIGURE 4-Reporled Number of Fish Killed by Major Pollution Source Operation
1.807. 55^>
4.694,390
8360,594
456.526
1.026.869
1,369.284
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AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION OTHER Ut-
OF THE FIVE MAJOR SOURCES OF POLLU-
TION, MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS LED IN THE
NUMBER OF FISH REPORTED KILLED . . .
. . . with industrial operations in second
place. Figure 4 shows the number of fish
reported killed by each pollution source op-
eration. Due to the large number of fish
kill incidents by unidentifiable pollution
sources, the unknown category has been
added to this graph.
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Regional Data...
Table 9 summarizes the reported num-
ber of pollution-caused fish kill incidents
and pollution source operations within each
Environmental Protection Agency Region.
This table permits a comparison of the fre-
quency of reported incidents in different sec-
tions of the U.S. due to different pollution
sources. Figures 6 through 15 are bar charts
for each Environmental Protection Agency
Region. These charts indicate the percent
of reported incidents within a given region
for individual sources of pollution, and also
list the states within each respective region.
Figures in the charts are derived from Table
9.
Agricultural Operations
In 1972, manure-silage drainage in Re-
gion VII (18 reports) was the most fre-
quently reported individual source of pollu-
tion under agricultural operations for any of
the ten regions. In 1971, manure-silage
drainage in Region V (21 reports) was re-
ported most frequently for all regions.
In 1972, pesticides were responsible for
11 reported incidents in Region I, 12 re-
ported incidents in Region IV, and 8 re-
ported incidents in Region IX, making it the
leading agricultural source of reported fish
kill incidents for all regions combined. In
1971, pesticides were also the leading agri-
cultural source of reported incidents for all
regions combined with 16 incidents in Re-
gion VI, and 15 incidents in both Regions IV
and IX.
In 1972, fertilizers were reported as the
pollution source in 10 fish kill incidents from
Regions III, V, VII, and VIM, but represented
only 8.8 percent of the agricultural opera-
tions total. In 1971, fertilizers were the pol-
lution source reported in 11 fish kill inci-
dents from Regions III, V, and VII, but rep-
resented only 8.3 percent of the total for
agricultural operations.
The total number of reported pollution-
caused fish kill incidents from agricultural
operations declined from 132 reported in-
cidents in 1971 to 113 in 1972, a differ-
ence of 19 reported incidents. Pesticides
alone accounted for 18 of these incidents.
Municipal Operations
In 1972, sewerage systems in all regions
was the most frequently reported individual
source of pollution under municipal opera-
tions, totalling 131 reported fish kill inci-
dents. Regions III, IV, V, and VI accounted
for 99 reported incidents, or 75 percent of
all pollution-caused fish kill incidents result-
ing from municipal operations.
In 1971, sewerage systems was also the
most frequently reported pollution source,
totalling 133 reported pollution-caused fish
kill incidents. Regions III, IV, V, and VI ac-
counted for 105 reported incidents, or 79
percent of all reported incidents.
In 1972, the total number of reported
pollution-caused fish kill incidents for sew-
erage systems was 131 incidents, while the
1971 total was 133 incidents, a negligible
change. However, a significant change oc-
curred in Region VI, where the number of
reported incidents decreased from 32 inci-
dents in 1971 to 19 incidents in 1972, re-
flecting a 41 percent change.
Industrial Operations
In 1972, industrial operations accounted
for more pollution-caused fish kill incidents
(189) than any other pollution source opera-
tion, a decrease of 41 reported incidents
from the 231 incidents reported in 1971,
reflecting an 18 percent change.
In 1972, petroleum in Region III (14 re-
ports) was the most frequently reported in-
dividual source of pollution under industrial
operations for any given region while chemi-
cals (45 reports) was the most frequently
reported individual source of pollution for
all regions combined.
In 1971, chemicals in Region III (14 re-
ports) was the most frequently reported in-
dividual source of pollution under industrial
operations for any given region, and also for
all regions combined (49 reports).
Transportation Operations
In 1972, transportation operations (56
reports for all regions) had the smallest
number of reported fish kill incidents of
any major pollution source operation. With
the exception of truck operations in Region
III (10 reported incidents, or 18 percent of
12
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the regional total), no other individual source
of pollution under transportation operations
exceeded 11 percent of the regional total
for any given region. Truck operations, an
individual source of pollution, accounted for
50 percent of the total incidents for all re-
gions under transportation operations.
In 1971, transportation operations (52
reports for all regions) also had the smallest
number of reported fish kill incidents of
any major pollution source operations. No
individual source of pollution under this
category exceeded 7 percent of the regional
total.
Other Operations
Other operations are a general category
for those identifiable sources of pollution
which do not fall under the other four cate-
gories.
In 1972, Region III, with 16 reported fish
kill incidents accounted for 22 percent of
the total 72 reported incidents caused by
pollution from other operations. In 1971,
16 fish kill incidents were also reported un-
der Region III; these 16 incidents repre-
sented 25 percent of the total 64 fish kill
incidents reported under the other opera-
tions category.
Table 9 summarizes the number of reported
pollution-caused fish kill incidents by indi-
vidual source of pollution for each EPA re-
gion. Region VIII reported the smallest num-
ber of fish kill incidents (15 reports) while
Region IV (149 reports) led in the number
of reported incidents.
TABLE 9— Number of Fish Kill Reports by Source of Pollution Within EPA Regions, 1972
Source of pollution:
Agricultural:
Pesticides
Fertilizers
Manure-silage
drainage
Subtotal
Industrial:
Mining
Food products. . ..
Paper products. . ..
Chemicals
Petroleum
Metals
Combinations
Other
Subtotal
Municipal:
Sewerage systems
Water systems
Swimming pool
Power
Subtotal
Transportation:
Rail
Truck
Barge or boat
Pipeline
Subtotal
Other Operations: .
Unknown:
Total:
EPA Regions
1
11
11
1
1
2
3
1
1
6
11
1
1
2
5
12
43
ll
2
1
3
7
4
2
3
16
11
1
1
13
5
5
7
11
55
ill
4
1
5
10
10
4
11
14
4
6
49
18
3
1
1
2
25
3
10
1
6
20
IE
9
129
IV
12
3
15
7
2
9
9
1
1
6
35
33
2
2
1
38
4
1
5
4
52
149
V
2
6
10
18
3
8
1
7
2
2
4
27
29
3
6
38
3
4
4
11
14
22
130
VI
7
5
12
4
9
7
2
8
1
31
19
1
20
2
1
1
4
13
11
91
VII
3
2
18
23
4
3
2
3
1
13
11
2
1
14
4
4
2
10
66
VIII
2
1
3
6
2
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
15
IX
8
1
9
1
1
1
1
2
6
6
6
1
1
2
2
23
48
X
6
6
1
2
1
1
1
6
1
1
1
1
8
12
34
Total
57
10
46
113
27
31
12
45
29
12
9
24
189
131
8
10
3
15
167
7
28
2
19
56
72
163
760
REGION 1
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
REGION II
New Jersey
New York
REGION III
Delaware
District of
Columbia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
REGION IV
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
REGION V
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
REGION VI
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
REGION VII
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
REGION VIII
Colorado
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
REGION IX
Arizona
California
Hawaii
Nevada
REGION X
Alaska
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
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FIGURE 6—Pollution Caused Fish Kills in Regioi
IN 1972 "PESTICIDES" LED IN REGION I ...
. . . among individual sources of pollution (Figure
6) with 25.6 percent of the total number of re-
ported fish kill incidents in the region, while
"power" was second with 14.0 percent of the re-
ported total. These percentages are based on 43
fish kill reports in Region I.
FIGURE 7—Pollution Caused Fish Kills in Region
IN 1972, "SEWERAGE SYSTEMS" LED IN REGION
II ...
. . . among individual sources of pollution (Figure
7) with 20.0 percent of the total number of re-
ported fish kill incidents in this region, while pol-
lutants due to "food products" operations were
second with 12.7 percent of the reported total.
These percentages are based on 55 fish kill re-
ports in Region II.
SPORTATION OTHER UNKNOWN
(91%) OPERATIONS (200%)
(12 7%)
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FIGURE 8—Pollution-Caused Fish Kills in Region III
Sourr* at Pollution trt riretnt of Totil Riftem! Rtporti (Baud on 129 npord)
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OTHER UNKNOWN
OPERATONS (7.0%)
(124%)
IN 1972, "SEWERAGE SYSTEMS" LED IN REGION
III ...
. . . among individual sources of pollution (Figure
8) with 14.0 percent of the total number of re-
ported fish kill incidents in this region, while
"petroleum" was second with 10.9 percent of the
reported total. These percentages are based on
129 fish kill reports in Region III.
FIGURE 9—Pollution-Caused Fish Kills in Region IV
Source of Follulion by Percent ol TDtll Regional Repani (Baled on M9 repoi
la
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
- Mississippi
IN 1972, "SEWERAGE SYSTEMS" LED IN REGION
IV ...
. . . among individual sources of pollution (Figure
9) with 22.2 percent of the total number of re-
ported fish kill incidents in this region, while
"pesticides" was second with 8.1 percent of the
reported total. These percentages are based on
149 reports in Region IV.
15
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FIGURE 10—Pollution-Caused Fish Kills in Region V
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IN 1972, "SEWERAGE SYSTEMS" LED IN REGION
V ...
. . . among individual sources of pollution (Figure
10) with 22.3 percent of the total number of re-
ported fish kill incidents in this region, while
"manure-silage drainage" was second with 7.7
percent of the reported total. These percentages
are based on 130 reports in Region V.
FIGURE 11—Pollution-Caused Fish Kills in Region VI
IN 1972, "SEWERAGE SYSTEMS" LED IN REGION
VI ...
. . . among individual sources of pollution (Figure
11) with 20.9 percent of the total number of re-
ported fish kill incidents in this region, while
"chemicals" was second with 9.9 percent of the
reported total. These percentages are based on 91
reports in Region VI.
16
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FIGURE 12—Pollution<^used Fish Kills in Region VII
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Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
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INDUSTRIAL MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION OTHER UNKNOWr
(19.7%) (21.2%) (6.1%) OPERATIONS (15.2%)
IN 1972, "MANURE-SILAGE DRAINAGE" LED IN
REGION VII ...
. . . among individual sources of pollution (Figure
12) with 27.3 percent of the total number of re-
ported fish kill incidents in this region, while
"sewerage systems" was second with 16.7 per-
cent of the reported total. These percentages are
based on 66 reports in Region VII.
FIGURE 13—Pollution-Caused Fish Kills in Region VIII
Source of foliation by Percent o( Total Regions! Reports (Bssed on 15 reports)
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IN 1972, "MANURE-SILAGE DRAINAGE" LED IN
REGION VIII . . .
. . . among individual sources of pollution (Figure
13) with 20.0 percent of the total number of re-
ported fish kill incidents in the region, while
"pesticides" and "mining" tied for second place
with 13.3 percent of the reported total. These
percentages are based on 15 reports in Region
VIII.
TRANSPORTATION OTHER UNKNOWN
(13.3%) OPERATIONS (67%)
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FIGURE 14—Pollulion-Cauwd Fish Kills in Region IX
» of Mutton by (Srewtt ol ToUl R*0antl ftiportt (BotMd on 41 rapurto)
States
Arizona
California
Hawaii
Nevada
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(12.5%) (12.5%) (4.2%) OPERATIONS (479%)
IN 1972, "PESTICIDES" LED IN REGION IX ...
. . . among individual sources of pollution (Figure
14) with 16.7 percent of the total number of re-
ported fish kill incidents in this region, while
"sewerage systems" was second with 12.5 percent
of the reported total. These percentages are based
on 48 reports in Region IX.
FIGURE 15—Pollution-Caused Fish Kills In Reflon X
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IN 1972, "PESTICIDES" LED IN REGION X ...
. . . among individual sources of pollution (Figure
15) with 17.7 percent of the total number of re-
ported fish kill incidents in the region, while
"paper products" was second with 5.9 percent of
the reported total. These percentages are based
on 34 reports in Region X.
Souita of PoMolion
TRANSPORTATION OTHER UNKNOWN
(2.9%) OPERATIONS (35.3%)
(23.5%)
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Special Analyses...
This portion of the report is an analysis of
pollution-caused fish kill data reported be-
tween 1960 and 1972 for twenty one major
rivers and bays (Table 10).
These water bodies were originally se-
lected for intensive study by the Environ-
mental Protection Agency because: they are
among the ten longest rivers in the conti-
nental United States; the ten rivers with the
highest volume of water flow; or are speci-
fically located near one of the ten largest
U.S. Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas.
Of the 3.5 million estimated miles of rivers
and streams in the United States, approxi-
mately 20,000 are included in the 21 rivers
selected (Figure 16).
During the 13 years from 1960 through
1972, there were 276 reports of fish killed
in these major rivers, accounting for about
10,000,000 fish, and 2,148 miles of river
(and 27,456 acres of bays). The reports are
particularly significant because:
— Most of the rivers are fairly large in
volume, indicating that significant quan-
tities of pollutants must have been
present to achieve conditions bad
enough to kill fish.
— Based on length of river, the major
rivers had more than their "share"
of kills. While the major rivers account
for less than 1 percent of the total
river and stream miles in the country,
they account for 3.8 percent (276) of
the total reports (7,157) of fish kills
and 3.3 percent (10 million) of the
total fish reportedly killed (300 million)
for the period.
— The number of miles affected by fish
kills are not always reported reliably,
but if they are believed, they indicate
that at least 1 mile of every 10 on the
22 major U.S. rivers has experienced
a fish kill at some time during the past
13 years.
Data reported and received during these
years are separated into three time periods:
1960 through 1962; 1963 through 1967;
and 1968 through 1972. Most of the re-
ported fish kills (112) occurred between
1963 and 1967, while 83 occurred between
1968 and 1972.
Data concerning acres of polluted water
surface areas could be misleading, since
one incident in a reservoir on the Sacra-
mento River in 1962 accounted for 20,100
acres compared to 7,356 in all other re-
ports combined.
During the 1960-1972 period, pollution
from industrial operations accounted for
66.8 percent of the total of 276 reports
received, followed by municipal operations
(18.3 percent), agricultural operations (9.3
percent) and transportation operations (5.6
percent).
The Mississippi River ranked first in terms
of reported polluted river miles (475 miles,
17 reports), followed by the Ohio-Allegheny
Rivers (353 miles, 31 reports), and the Ala-
bama-Coosa-Mobile Rivers (234 miles, 12
reports).
Los Angeles Harbor accounted for the
largest number of reported fish kill incidents
(50). However, only one incident was re-
ported for this area between 1968 and 1972.
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TABLE 10-Data on Reported Pollution-Caused Fish Kills in Major U.S. Rivers, 1960 through 1972
Number of reports
Number of fish
reported kilted
Areas of pollution
extent (miles-acres)
Major pollution source*
Totals
Rivers
19(0-62 1963-67 1968-72 1960-62 1963-67 1968-72 1960-62 1963-67 1968-72 1960-62 1963-67 1968-72
(1000)
Miles** Acres** Fisb Re-
killed ports
Alabama—Coosa—Mobile. . 2 4
Arkansas 1 7
Boston Harbor. . . 4
Brazos
Chicago 6 5
Colorado 2
Columbia—Snake 1 5
Delaware 12 17
Detroit 4 7
Hudson 2 2
Los Angeles Harbor 30 19
Mississippi 4 10
Missouri
Ohio—Allegheny 3 15
Potomac 2
Red 1
Rio Grande
Sacramento—San Franciscc
Bay 9 5
Susquehanna 5 2
Tennessee 4
Willamette 1
Totals 81 112
4
5
2
1
3
13
200.0 88.6
876.1
211.3
59.8
7.6
71.5
15.5
41.9
0.9
0.2
3.5
250.0 506.5 556.6
130.1
26.5
0.6
786.1
15.0
40.0
5.5
0.4
1,653.2
20.3
28.0
1,233.9
0.2
0.6
1.0
0.2
0.2
235.6
125M
25M
21M
3A
148M
3.114A
205M
60M
2M
6
5
9 0.1
3 1,460.0
10
1
32.5 0.4
1.9
117.8 2.9
12.7 1,294.0
7.1 33.3
0.5
22.005A
10M
172M
83 2,928.2 4,913.0 2,189.4
25,122A
768M
76M
169M
14M
18M
11M
25M
8A
50M
8M
1.326A
461M
150M
122M
17M
1.043A
4M
150A
74M
2.527A
1.199M
1A
33M
3.210A
35M
2M
2M
1M
11A
149M
4M
2M
1M
10M
204M
1A
91M
1A
19M
25M
11M
19A
6M
2M
3.243A
597M
Ind. Ind. Ind. 234 1 304.1 12
Ind. Agr. Mix 137 3,210 918.0 12
Mun. 14 211.3 4
Mun. 2 0.9 1
Mun. Mix Mix 41 67.6 14
Agr. Agr. 12 75.0 3
Ind. Ind. Mix 174 14 1,313.1 12
Ind. Ind. Mix 130 8 170.3 33
Agr. Mun. Mix 10 32.6 16
Mix Mix Mun. 1 2.0 6
Ind. Ind. 1,005 2,439.5 50
Mun. Mix Mix 475 17
150 28.0 2
Ind. Ind. Ind. 353 1,484.5 31
Mix 2 2
Trans. Mix 108 1 32.9 7
Ind. 19 1 1.9 5
23,048 120.8
Ind. Mix Ind. 19 23
Ind. Mun. Mun. 185 2,776.7 10
Ind. Ind. 80 169 40.4 14
Trans. 2 0.5 2
2,148 27,456 10,030.6 276
* Entries indicate that 50 percent or more of reports were attributed to agricultural operations (Agr.), industrial operations (Ind.), municipal operations (Mun.), or transportation
operations (Trans.). If no category showed a majority, then "Mix" is entered.
•• Repetitive reports are excluded from these totals.
20
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21
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Table 11 lists the 597 reported fish kills for which
the pollution-source was specified. Tabular heading
information for each fish kill includes state, body of
water, city or town, date of kill, cause, type of fish
killed (game or non-game), percent of fish having
commercial value, estimated number of fish killed,
severity, extent of damage, and duration.
TABLE 11-Report of Fish Kills, 1972-Cause Identified
Body of water
ALABAMA
Buzzard Roost Cr .
Chickasaw Cr
W Fk Flint Cr
Chickasaw Cr
Dog R
Dog R
Dog R
Dog R
Dog R
Dog R
Garrows Bend
Garrows Bend Chi . . .
Garrows Bend Chi . . .
Garrows Bend Chi . . .
Hollingers Is Ch .
Hollingers Is Ch
Industrial Canal
Kitty Cr
Mobile R
Mobile R
Mobile River
Robinson Bayou . . . .
Three Mile Cr
Three Mile Cr
Catoma Cr
Fish Trap Cr
Norton Cr
D Olive Bay
Black Warrior R
Carroll Cr
Conecuh R
ALASKA
Silver Bay
ARKANSAS
Old River La
Midsouth Gas-La
Old River Lake
CALIFORNIA
J A Ford Park Pd
Imperial Irrig
Winters Canal
Arroyo Cr
Lone Tree Cr
Mid Fk-Smith R . .
Whiskey Slough X
Pear Canal
Indian Cr Resrvr ....
Whitewater R
2nd Lateral Ca
Oxnard Flood Dr . . . .
Lt Squaw Cr Arm . .
Shasta La
Shasta La-Lt Sqw
Drain N of W Rd
Palo Verde Lag
Sacramento R
Paiaro R
Pajaro R
Pajaro R
Santa Rosa Lag
Walker Cr
COLORADO
So Platte R . . . .
Aqueduct Ditch
Chicago Creek
Saint Vrain R
Purgatory R
CONNECTICUT
Northfield Impdm . . .
Pond Brook
Lone Island Snd ....
City or town
Cherokee
Chickasaw
Danville
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Montgomery
Port re
Saraland
Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa
Union Springs
Sitka
Scott
Brawley
Esparto
Fairfax
French Camp
Gasquet
Holt
Imperial County
Markleeville
Ntcolaus
Port Hueneme
Redding
Redding
Redding
Richvale
Ripley
Sacramento
Santa Cruz Co
Santa Cruz Co
Santa Cruz Co
Seiad Valley
Fort Collins
Idaho Springs
Larimer Co
Las Animas
Litchfield
Newtown
Niantic
Dato
7 25 72
9 28 72
8 13 72
10 23 72
8 24 72
9 12 72
8 12 72
9 07 72
4 21 72
8 23 72
6 20 72
7 14 72
7 31 72
6 20 72
6 22 72
8 23 72
6 07 72
6 13 72
B 15 72
9 05 72
9 30 72
10 19 72
7 28 72
9 13 72
6 29 72
8 01 72
9 20 72
10 04 72
7 22 72
8 09
5 28 72
9 20 72
7 02 72
8 12 72
8 07 72
6 23 72
7 07 72
7 31 72
7 72
8 22 72
8 26 72
10 16 72
10 12 72
6 29 72
9 21 72
11 30 72
7 13 72
3 30 72
12 03 72
3 04 72
2 24 72
7 14 72
9 21 72
5 12 72
5 12 72
6 01 72
6 16 72
10 08 72
2 25 72
1 04 72
1 05 72
1 07 72
6 01 72
7 17 72
6 27 72
7 10 72
5 12 72
6 26 72
8 28 72
7—72
10 07 72
7 16 72
4 30 72
Cause '
see code
page 29
22
31
11
31
11
31
28
11
11
23
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
23
23
23
23
24
24
31
31
23
23
31
50
31
31
31
21
31
28
27
11
31
23
28
11
11
24
11
11
50
13
42
11
11
31
22
11
31
21
28
26
11
11
31
31
31
31
11
28
41
11
28
12
50
21
31
31
25
35
iff
Percent
came
60
61
2
75
20
11
28
17
54
1
1
1
1
2
47
100
41
75
5
50
10
98
50
""'idb
80
25
100
5
35
""ibo
100
98
10
15
100
14
5
80
100
1
100
1
50
100
2
tof
tilled
Percent
non-
game
100
40
39
98
25
80
89
72
83
46
100
99
100
99
100
99
100
100
100
100
100
99
100
100
99
100
100
100
100
100
100
98
53
Too
100
59
25
95
50
90
2
50
100
20
75
95
65
100
2
90
85
86
95
20
100
100
99
ibo
99
50
100
98
Percent
commercial
value
100
19
1
8
1
100
99
100
99
100
99
100
99
100
100
100
99
100
100
99
100
100
100
100
100
100
98
39
25
100
1
100
fish hilled
100,000
1,200
1,072
35,099
3,169
261
106,664
4,792
343
424
15,000
132.103
100,000
34,741
770
132,000
15,000
166
200
200,000
500,000
2,500
200
42,000
337,111
10,000
3,000
501
334,800
1,795,000
56,000
102
3,500
1,016
801
28
784
2,028
50
5,000
1 500
3,500
206
250
750
52,000
1,250
5,500
5,000
500
2,000
4,000
10
8
59
550
15000
250
15
38
241
54
350
10 000
'200
22
200
112,000
6,000
35
50
25.000
Severity '
code
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3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
1
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
2
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
4
2
1
2
3
1
2
2
4
2
Estimated
acres
affected «
pege 29
1M
7M
2M
6M
10M
2M
1M
4M
20M
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
2M
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
3M
1M
1A
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
2M
9M
1M
4M
1280A
80A
40A
1M
4M
1M
1M
2M
1M
20M
160A
3M
4M
1M
6A
3M
1M
3M
2M
1M
2M
15M
2M
1A
20A
3M
Duration
Days Hrs.
1
5
1
4
2
2
2
2
1
6
1
1 3
1
1
"2 ".'.'.
".'.'. "l
"i "i
i
2
3
1
4
6
"2
1 8
12
30
15
1
1
2
24
"i
3
3
1
24
24
20
1
"jj
9
3
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Unnamed Pond
E Br Naugatuck R . .
Mad R-Still R
Nonnewang R
DELAWARE
Atlantic Ocean
Dragon Run
Mispillon R
Cool Run
FLORIDA
Bear Br-Peace R
Banana La
GEORGIA
Hurricane Cr
Raper Cr
Chattahoochee R . . . .
Cordele Hatchery . .
HAWAII
Drainage Ca-Bech
Kapakahi Stream ....
IDAHO
N Fk Clearwater . . . .
Dry Bed-Snake R
ILLINOIS
Sangamon R
Macoupin Cr
Brushy Cr
Trib-Kickapoo Cr
S Brandi Kishwau
III & Mich Ca
Weinel Pond
Crooked Cr
Asa Creek
Embarrass R
INDIANA
Cyprus Cr
Lick Creek
Eagle Cr
Grassy Cr
U Flatrock R
Lick Cr
Patoka R
White Lick Cr
City Pond
Rock Cr
Cedar Cr
IOWA
Yellow River
KANSAS
Republican Cr .
Walnut R & W Br
Badger Cr
Trib Cottonwood .
Spring Cr
Trib Arkansas R
Arkansas R
Smoky Hill R
Crooked Cr
Fall R
S Fk Solomon R . .
Ewd Fry Farm Pd
KENTUCKY
Case 4 Hammon C
Salt R
Yellow Cr
Yellow Cr
Yellow Cr
Big Reedy Cr
Collins Fk
Sexton Cr
Fleming Cr
Huskens Run . .
Richland Crs
Tennessee R
Lees Cr
Elk Fork
Salt R
LOUISIANA
Red R
Bayou Bourbeaux . .
Comite R
Caney Cr
Bayou Teche
Calcasieu R
Sm Drainage Dtch
Red River
Bulltail Bayou . ...
Cross Bayou
Martel Canal
Kiecse Cr
Southbury
Torrington
Winsted
Woodbury
Bethany Beach
Delaware City
Milford
Newark
Bartow
Lakeland
Alma
Clarksville
Columbus
Cordele
Honolulu
Waipahu
Ahsahka
Lewisville
Decatur
Farmersville
Harco
Heyworth
Huntley & Union
Morris
Ofallon
Salem
Sullivan
Urbana
Boonville
Connersville
Indianapolis
Julietta
Milroy
Paoli
Patoka
Plainfield
Princeton
Walton
Waterloo
Myron
Andover
El Dorado
Emporia
Emporia
Eureka
Fort Dodge
Garden City
Lindsborg
Montezuma
Neodesha
Osborne
Sublette
Anderson
Anderson
Bell
Bell
Bell
Butler
Clay
Clay & Owsley C
Fleming
Harrison
Knox
Marshall
Mason
Morgan
Spencer
Alexandria
Arnaudville
Comite
Leesville
New Iberia
Oakdale
Oberlin
Pineville
Plaquemine
Shreveport
Supreme
Winnfield
6 08 72
7 21 72
6 16 72
10 19 72
8 05 72
7 21 72
9 07 72
6 09 72
6 04 72
6 13 72
9 30 72
8 17 72
6 17 72
8 14 72
6 14 72
10 17 72
3 19 72
2 08 72
6 28 72
5 09 72
6 16 72
7 21 72
5 27 72
2 29 72
4 24 72
5 30 72
5 20 72
6 08 72
9 30 72
9 11 72
6 07 72
9 26 72
9 15 72
9 07 72
7 17 72
7 24 72
5 21 72
3 23 72
9 07 72
5 20 72
11 04 72
2 18 72
7 12 72
5 12 72
8 29 72
7 16 72
5 08 72
5 01 72
8 31 72
5 06 72
5 22 72
9 01 72
6 23 72
7 06 72
9 23 72
9 20 72
9 22 72
6 04 72
10 03 72
10 04 72
8 24 72
5 11 72
7 13 72
5 09 72
7 31 72
5 08 72
8 25 72
5 25 72
4 10 72
10 04 72
11 06 72
10 26 72
5 27 72
4 24 72
10 22 72
7 03 72
6 12 72
10 23 72
6 06 72
42
50
24
50
43
31
31
41
24
31
31
42
28
11
50
44
50
22
31
12
21
13
31
23
31
31
12
50
31
31
31
31
22
50
21
31
12
42
31
12
31
25
13
22
44
13
22
13
13
25
13
13
31
28
24
24
24
11
21
21
31
22
11
24
25
21
11
31
31
42
25
22
50
25
SO
43
31
22
50
100
10
92
17
60
18
7
100
10
100
100
3
31
89
6
29
60
99
88
92
12
10
1
50
25
60
10
95
10
100
12
50
10
20
25
1
100
50
20
30
100
5"
10
97
10
75
25
5
50
10
100
100
90
100
100
100
8
83
40
82
93
90
100
97
69
11
94
71
40
1
12
8
88
90
99
100
50
75
40
90
5
90
100
100
88
50
90
80
75
99
50
80
70
100
95
90
3
90
25
75
95
50
100
90
6
15
5
12
42
6
8
83
1
15
100
30
70
15
30
30
80
100
20
30
30
100
60
2
10
10
50
90
75
600
3,000
1,500
1,250
200
250
65
962
73,499
10,433
11,390
79,529
1,319
100,000
120,000
210
16,028
4,092
465
30,281
12,448
3,908
1,856
1,378
5,437
62,646
50
14,140
17
100
1,500
100
2,000
5,6b"6"
i.i'db"
2,000
500
80,000
28,123
2,500
8,000
500
129,400
100
75,000
12,000
3,000
1,000
4,330
810
15
25
10
69,249
25
19,395
23
348
480
3,000
50
115,638
800
75
1,000
2,000
3,000
20
22i'5bb
50
500
3
2
1
4
4
4
2
2
1
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
1
3
2
3
1
3
4
1
4
3
1
3
2
2
1
2
2
4
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
3
4
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
IM
IM
2M
2M
IM
IM
3M
342A
5M
2M
8M
ISA
IM
IM
2M
2M
5M
4M
2M
6M
12M
IM
1A
IM
3M
29M
10M
IM
2M
3M
IM
IM
10M
3M
2A
16M
5M
2M
IM
50M
11M
2M
3M
2M
9M
IM
SM
6M
12M
2A
2M
IM
15M
13M
15M
10M
IM
20M
IM
3M
IM
IM
2M
18M
IM
IM
3M
IM
IM
15M
IM
IM
20M
3M
IM
IM
IM
1
'.'.'.'. "3
3
2
5
2
4
7
2
1
1
2
1
3
2
3
4
7
2
2
1
3
1
1
"5 '.'.
4
"3 '.'.
2
2
10
5
2
4
1
2
"3
2
4
1
1
1
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See footnotes at end of table.
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TABLE 11-Report of Fish Kills, 1972—Cause Identified—Continued
Body of water
MAINE
MARYLAND
nuns ra . .
Green Spring Run .
Carroll Cr
Dorsey Br
Murphy-Georges R . . .
Lanes Run
MASSACHUSETTS
Great Pd
Great Pd
Great Pd
Nipmunk Pd
Cape Cod Ca
Cape Cod Ca
Cape Cod Ca
Cape Cod Ca
Cape Cod Ca
Mill Pd
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
Budd La
Crow R , -
MISSISSIPPI
Strong R
MISSOURI
Big Piney R
Mid Fk Tebo Cr
Spring R
Perche Cr
Rocky Fork
Drainage Ditch
Bonne Femme Cr . .
Bear Cr
Stouts Creek
N Fk Salt R .
Steer Cr
Muddy Cr
S Fk Salt R
Montrose La
Little Tarkio R
Birch Br
Waterfork-Spr Br
Flat Cr .
Wilson Cr
Yates Pond
Jims Cr
Wolf Cr
Miss R Slough
Peruque Cr
MONTANA
Donovan Cr
Fairgrounds Cr
NEBRASKA
Little Blue R
Wood River - . -
Moffett Drain
Nine Mile Cr
City or town
Caribou
Clear Spring
Frederick
Glenelg
Hampstead
Indian Springs
Fa (mouth
Falmouth
Falmouth
Mendork
Sandwich
Sandwich
Sandwich
Sandwich
Sandwich
Austin
Pinola
Cabool
Columbia
Columbia
Dexter
Fayette
Hannibal
Ironton
Kirksville
Kirkswlle
Mexico
Moberly
Montrose
Mound City
Nevada
Powell
Sedalia
Springfield
St James
Vienna
Vienna
West Chester
Wright City
Clinton
Helena
Minatare
Minatare
Date
7 21 72
7 22 72
4 16 72
9 24 72
9 16 72
10 08 72
9 04 72
5 13 72
4 19 72
6 14 72
6 03 72
7 14 72
7 27 72
8 11 72
6 13 72
9 26 72
9 14 72
9 25 72
9 09 72
9 22 72
6 22 72
8 31 72
6 19 72
10 21 72
5 15 72
7 21 72
2 24 72
12 01 72
11 — 72
10 72
9 — 72
5 21 72
11 20 72
9 20 72
9 20 72
5 05 72
7 31 72
7 29 72
6 25 72
9 18 72
9 23 72
5 10 72
6 11 72
8 21 72
7 17 72
9 15 72
6 11 72
8 05 72
3 28 72
2 23 72
5 13 72
9 21 72
5 14 72
8 03 72
4 17 72
6 16 72
4 13 72
6 30 72
3 10 72
3 10 72
3 07 72
6 04 72
1 10 72
7 12 72
9 28 72
7 22 72
2 12 72
10 10 72
11 03 72
Cause '
see code
page 29
11
11
11
31
42
50
24
50
12
50
26
11
11
11
11
50
35
35
35
35
35
50
11
42
50
35
33
35
35
28
23
13
31
24
21
21
44
24
26
33
21
32
11
31
32
13
31
31
13
25
50
13
21
11
31
13
31
31
11
44
44
13
31
44
21
33
31
31
13
13
filtt
Percent
game
95
100
100
70
98
100
2
62
18
9
1
50
100
20
4
90
80
95
5
10
30
70
5
11
9
10
10
1
82
20
20
5
1
10
5
iOf
illed
Percent
non-
game
5
30
2
98
82
38
91
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
99
50
80
96
10
20
5
100
95
100
90
70
30
"" 95
89
91
100
90
90
100
99
100
100
100
18
80
80
95
99
90
95
Percent
kill with
commercial
value
90
33
28
100
1
98
100
100
100
100
. 100
100
Estimated
fish Killed
750
10 000
250
2,000
420
59,000
5,671
1,041
245
1,000
10,500
100
114,244
1,000,0'db"
18,000
85
300
10,000
1,000,000
20,000
5,000
500
700
3,000
461
235
673
207
50,000
3,000
6,000
1,100
115,000
29,000
26 000
26
70
764
88,000
8,998
340
2,763
1,500
6,444
1 970
500
222,000
200
6,000
1,035
65
1,003
299
100
400
1,205
50
20 360
55 126
60
650
Severity *
code
page 29
2
1
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
2
3
1
1
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
4
2
1
2
2
3
Estimated
miles or
acres
affected '
page 29
2M
2M
1M
3M
4M
4A
2M
1M
1M
2M
4M
3M
143A
4A
4A
6A
4A
2A
1A
1A
1A
1A
1A
30A
1M
2M
60M
6M
2M
1M
15M
2M
1M
1M
1M
6M
3M
1M
1M
1M
1M
6M
4M
2M
30M
1A
1M
ISA
8M
1M
1M
1M
2M
1A
2M
2M
1M
1M
6M
10M
1M
2M
Duration
Days Mrs.
6
3
3
3
"l '.'.'.'.
12
3
6
4
2
'i
i
i
i
i
3
1
1
2
7
3
4
8
6
12
4
5
5
6
2
2
2
5
2
"2 '.'.'.'.
2
2
13
....
5
1
"i
2
70
12
g
6
-------
ro
ui
Gravel Pit West
Ravenna State L .
Grove Rearing St . . . .
Grove Rearing St . .
Woods Bros Pit
Peterson Pond
Elfeldt Pond
Obermeyers Lake ...
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Merrimack R
Unnamed Pond ....
NEW JERSEY
Peters Brook
Trout Brook
Newton Cr
Oyster Cr
Western Elec Pd
Lopatcong Cr
S Br Rancocas Cr . . .
India Brook
Bound Brook
Hughes Pd
Dottys Brook
Chestnut Br
Carnegie La
Whitehead Pd
NEW YORK
Ellicott Cr
Marsh Ditch
Brockport Cr
Canadaigua La O .
Trib-Rythus Cr
Thomas Cr
Tr-lrondequoit C .
Canadaway Cr ...
Otter Kill
Paddy Hill Cr
Cold Brook
Chaumont R
English Brook
Oatka Cr
Trib La Ontario
Little Inlet
Trib l-Jeddo Cr
Cold Spring Bk
Cayuga Cr
Trib-5-Deer R
Tr 6-Catherine C
Two Mile Cr
Little Black Cr
E Br Cazenovia C
Minisceongo Cr . .
Minisceongo Cr
W Br Delaware R . .
Big Cr
Shipbuilders Cr
Hunter Brook
NORTH CAROLINA
Swannanoa R
Pigeon R
Cattle Pond
Juniper Cr
Eno R
Richardson Cr .
Lake Wylie
Mountain. Cr
Drainage Ditches
Roanoke R
Tr To Town Cr
Richlands Cr
NORTH DAKOTA
Heinrich Lake
Plum Cr .
Crown Butte Dam
Northgate Dam
Powers Lake
OHIO
E Fk Eagle Cr
Flat Run
Lost Cr-Ottawa R
Ottawa R
Riley Cr
Bend Fk Cr
Slabcamp Run
Gr Miami R
Big Sandy Cr
Gilroy Ditch .
Lt Miami R
Tr E Fk L Miami
Twelve Mile Cr
Andersons Fk
Turkey Ft Cr
N Fk Lt Beaver C
Mill-By-Pass
Swamp Cr
Trib-Gordon Cr
Mills Cr
Odessa . .
Ravenna
Royal
Royal
Schuyler
Scotia
Southerland
Wisner
Concord
Sanbornton
Bridgewater Twp
Chester Twp
Collingswood
Forked River
Hopewell
Lopatcong Twp
Marlton
Mendham Twp
Middlesex
Passaic
Piscataway
Pitman
Princeton
Trenton
Amherst
Arkport
Brockport
Canandaigua
Eden
Fairport
Fishers
Fredonia
Goshen
Greece
Hammondsport
La Fargev/ille
Lake George
Le Roy
Lyndonville
Mayville
Middleport
Monticello
Niagara Falls
North Lawrence
Odessa
Olean
Rochester
South Wales
Thiells
Thiells
Walton
Waterville
Webster
Yorktown Hghts
Asheville
Canton
Coats
Harris
Hrllsboro
Monroe'
Mt Holly
New London
Plymouth
Roanoke Rapids
Rocky Mount
Waynesville
Ashley
Lefor
Mandan
Northgate
Powers Lake
Adams Co
Adams Co
Allen Co
Allen Co
Allen Co
Belmont Co
Brown Co
Butler Co
Carroll Co
Clark Co
Clark Co
Clermont
Clermont Co
Clinton Co
Columbiana
Columbiana Co
Cuyahoga Co
Darke Co
Defiance
Erie Co
8 23 72
7 30 72
7 26 72
5 13 72
4 22 72
7 27 72
9 02 72
5 05 72
8 21 72
8 16 72
4 07 72
6 08 72
3 07 72
1 29 72
11 28 72
10 03 72
6 04 72
4 09 72
9 01 72
9 10 72
9 15 72
4 26 72
6 04 72
8 11 72
8 21 72
6 13 72
7 08 72
9 03 72
6 19 72
5 23 72
5 10 72
8 10 72
9 06 72
6 14 72
8 21 72
8 27 72
5 19 72
8 21 72
6 05 72
5 18 72
8 15 72
4 19 72
6 19 72
8 29 72
10 30 72
11 06 72
8 13 72
5 24 72
9 08 72
8 15 72
8 23 72
7 26 72
8 18 72
8 13 72
8 05 72
8 24 72
9 01 72
8 17 72
9 29 72
8 22 72
8 12 72
8 21 72
9 15 72
4 09 72
11 16 72
10 31 72
7 25 72
5 15 72
8 30 72
6 30 72
8 20 72
6 22 72
7 26 72
7 16 72
5 01 72
2 07 72
4 29 72
6 28 72
10 15 72
8 08 72
7 26 72
10 05 72
11 30 72
8 04 72
9 08 72
12 03 72
6 01 72
4 14 72
8 28 72
11 01 72
7 24 72
50
12
13
13
22
13
13
13
31
44
24
50
50
35
28
26
31
31
32
28
50
28
50
24
31
22
42
31
26
42
11
31
31
42
22
22
42
31
22
22
50
42
24
22
13
24
31
11
31
50
22
31
31
50
31
33
11
11
31
31
31
13
50
23
42
42
13
22
13
11
13
28
13
24
50
50
31
31
31
31
31
41
31
31
13
44
50
50
31
42
22
12
100
100
100
100
90
10
90
50
10
20
20
id
50
5
5
1
20
i
40
5
5
1
1
20
5
2
1
10
5
1
25
100
47
100
59
35
72
55
10
100
20
20
90
100
100
88
95
10
90
100
100
100
10
100
100
10
50
90
80
100
80
100
90
100
50
100
95
100
100
95
99
80
100
100
99
60
95
95
99
100
99
100
100
100
100
80
100
95
98
99
90
95
99
99
75
53
41
65
28
45
90
80
80
50
30
80
1,700
167
41,070
4,008
5,637
1,050
1,250
2,475
3,000
100
1,800
50
300
300
50
100
50
2,500
100
500
100
24,000
200
50
100
500
200
2,500
200
250
350
200
1,000
1,000
100
10,000
500
5,000
100
2,000
10,000
1,000
100
200
300
10,000
1,000
3,000
10,000
2,000
10,000
2 500
200
215
200
219
100
210
1,607
633
500
110
57 000
22,000
13 500
27,500
4 500
166
62
67 538
739
879
105,806
2,219
750
1,068
1,045
15
2 114
6,28
100
23
3
7
34,18
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
4
2
4
4
4
3
2
1
4
2
3
2
1
3
4
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
4
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
V
2
1
3
2
3
4
2
4
1
3
4
4
1
1
2
1
1A
2A
IM
IM
6A
1A
4A
IM
6M
1A
3M
IM
5A
IM
IM
IM
IM
4A
2M
IM
10A
IM
2M
IM
6M
IM
2M
IM
2M
IM
2M
IM
9M
2M
IM
5M
IM
IM
1A
2M
IM
2M
2M
IM
2M
IM
IM
5M
2M
3M
IM
IM
IM
10A
5M
IM
IM
4M
3M
IM
8M
100A
14M
35A
150A
1
1
'.'.'.'. 2
2
1
2
24
2
3
2
4
2
3
4
2
2
4
1
2
1
1
3
12
12
4
6
12
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
5
1
1
2
15
3
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
6
3
1 7
1
6
1
5
4
8
14
See footnotes at end of table.
-------
TABLE 11-Report of Fish Kills, 1972-Cause Identified-Continued
Body of water
Sandusky Bay
Lt Walnut Cr
Paint Cr
Beaver Cr
S Br Ceasars Cr . . . .
Sycamore Cr
W Fk Mill Cr
Blanchard R
Trib Blanchard R . . .
Trib Rocky Ford
Maumee R
Trib Hammer Cr . . .
Harpers Run
Norwalk Cr
Norwalk Cr
Symmes Cr
Center Run
Lake Erie
Mentor Lagoons - . . -
Ice Cr
Rocky R
Ottawa R
Sugar Run
Sweeney Run
Island Cr
Island Cr
W Br Mill Cr
Trib Rocky R
Leading Cr
Brush Cr
Brush Cr
Lt Beaver Cr
Ditch-Rush Cr
Lt & Big Beaver . .
Lt 4 Mile Cr
Mckelligan Ditch . . .
Sevenmile Cr
Cranberry Cr
Paint Cr
Lick Run Cr
Tiffin E Ditch
E Br Nimishillen
Mid Fk Sugar Cr
Tr Nimishellen C . .
Tr Nimisila Cr . . .
Pigeon Cr
Tr Lt Cuyahoga R .
S Fk Indian Run
Hoaglin Cr
Jennings Cr
E Turtle Cr
Turtle Cr
Dtch-1895-Maumee
Mid Br Portage R
Needles Cr
Sister Cr
OKLAHOMA
Caddo Cr
Mineral Bayou
Caney River
Eliza Cr
Chikaskia R
Cedar Cr
Sallisaw Cr
Washita R
Deer Cr
Northeast La
N Fk Red River
Coal Cr
Wewoka Cr
OREGON
Fourth La
Row River
Kane Cr
Beaver Cr
S Fk Coquille R
Basket Slough
Clagget Cr
Rock Creek
Wright Pond
PENNSYLVANIA
Trib-Lt Muddy Cr
Kooser Run
Trib-Martins Cr
Tipton Run
Meadowbrook Cr ....
Monocacy Cr
Dunkard Cr
Monocacy Creek ....
Wolfe Lake
Charleston Cr
City or town
Erie Co
Fairfield Co
Fayette Co
Greene Co
Greene Co
Hamilton
Hamilton Co
Hancock Co
Hancock Co
Hancock Co
Henry Co
Henry Co
Hocking Co
Huron Co
Huron Co
Jackson Co
Knox Co
Lake Co
Lake Co
Lake Co
Lawrence Co
Lorain Co
Lucas Co
Madison Co
Madison Co
Mahoning Co
Mahoning Co
Mahoning Co
Medina Co
Meigs Co
Miami Co
Miami Co
Montgomery Co
Ottawa Co
Pike Co
Preble Co
Preble Co
Preble Co
Putnam Co
Ross & Highland
Scioto Co
Seneca Co
Stark Co
Stark Co
Stark Co
Stark Co
Summit Co
Summit Co
Union-Franklin
Van Wert Co
Van Wert Co
Warren Co
Warren Co
Wood Co
Wood Co
Wood Co
Wood Co
Ardmore
Armstrong
Bartlesville
Bartlesville
Blackwell
Cleveland
Marble City
Maysville
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City
Tipton
Wagoner
Wetumka
Albany
Culp Creek
Gold Hill
Gov'mnt Camp
Powers
Rickreall
Salem
Sherwood
Union
Adamstown
Bakersville
Bangor
Bel (wood
Bethayer
Bethlehem
Brave
Brodhead
Chambersburg
Charleston Twp
Date
2 01 72
4 19 72
8 12 72
7 25 72
7 31 72
7 22 72
5 05 72
2 11 72
5 27 72
9 02 72
1 21 72
9 15 72
6 26 72
8 21 72
7 28 72
9 08 72
7 12 72
6 02 72
10 29 72
7 11 72
5 24 72
7 21 72
9 28 72
7 18 72
4 15 72
5 02 72
6 19 72
6 12 72
6 21 72
8 08 72
7 20 72
9 14 72
10 13 72
4 27 72
9 28 72
9 08 72
8 02 72
2 16 72
8 17 72
8 24 72
6 06 72
8 08 72
8 09 72
5 24 72
6 01 72
6 05 72
9 01 72
6 21 72
7 20 72
6 12 72
9 08 72
6 07 72
7 19 72
7 09 72
7 09 72
9 11 72
5 05 72
2 08 72
8 11 72
8 27 72
6 06 72
6 20 72
5 02 72
5 17 72
10 04 72
2 01 72
5 17 72
8 22 72
6 25 72
7 03 72
3 28 72
8 09 72
5 25 72
1 07 72
7 27 72
6 20 72
8 03 72
7 10 72
7 16 72
4 27 72
12 06 72
5 01 72
8 28 72
9 20 72
6 06 72
5 24 72
10 17 72
11 29 72
8 24 72
Cause '
see code
page 29
28
12
31
31
24
31
31
33
50
24
33
41
25
35
35
31
22
24
35
50
13
50
28
13
12
22
22
31
42
21
13
13
50
50
24
31
13
26
50
31
11
28
26
22
13
25
24
24
22
12
22
13
31
44
44
50
31
25
22
26
26
50
44
24
42
31
11
11
31
11
25
28
11
42
50
50
31
24
11
28
21
26
50
31
50
24
21
22
50
fish killed
Percent
game
5
10
5
50
25
50
20
i
10
4
100
31
90
5
10
""ibb
100
100
50
7
100
100
25
50
88
25
Percent
non-
game
100
95
90
100
95
97
50
75
100
50
80
100
99
90
96
69
10
95
90
100
50
93
75
50
12
75
Percent
kill with
commercial
value
100
10
Estimated
fish killed
500
5
236
98
13
3
572
9
1,654
1,863
30
1,193
3,350
15
2,391
794
558
374,095
2,922,480
147
9,797
175
5,566
6
5
29
5
169
28
482
445
30
250
1
13,504
191
75
208
261,390
526
414
35
6
50
6,437
34
9,331
52
500
13,038
11
193
8
2,196
5
2,813
375
300
500
2,800
123
2,875
205
3,000
150,000
200
4,000
100
165
5,000
100
563,140
4,503
130
100
25
150
200
11
353
2,500
100
750
700
100
5,000
457
97
457
Severity <
see
code
page 29
1
3
2
2
3
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
Estimated
miles or
acres
affected '
page 29
6M
3M
6M
IM
3M
IM
2M
12M
IM
IDA
IM
3M
2M
2A
4M
IM
IM
IM
IM
IM
IM
1A
IM
IM
IM
IM
IM
IM
2M
IM
1A
IM
Duration
Days His.
3
"4 ".:;
i
2
2
2 '.'.'.'.
1
3
1
1
1
3
2
3
2 '.!!'.
10
7
1
1
4
1 '.'.".
1
2
12
20
18
2
3
-------
ro
SI
Patterson Pond . .
Brush Cr
Park Run
Sandy Lake
Sanders Run .......
Big Conneautee
Conoy Cr
Connoquenessing . .
Millcreek
Presque Isle Bay . . . .
Presque Isle Bay
Walnut Cr . .
Trib-Pennbrook ...
Lower Two Mi Rn ....
Conneaut Outlet
oil cr ...:::'
Sindeldecker Br
S W Res-Tr Hurst
Leonard Run . .
Yellow Cr
Spring Cr
Trib Kellock Run . . .
Raystown Br
Trib to Stony Cr
Marks Run
2 Pds Middle Cr
Monocacy Cr
Tionesta Cr
Pine Cr
Wyomissing Cr
Lt Shannon Run . .
Manhattan Run ....
Trib to Big Run . ...
Private Pond
Mill Cr
Robinson Run
Stony Cr
Little Marsh Cr
Perkiomen Cr .
Ohio R
Snrtz Cr
Schuylkill R
Tr-Schuylkill R
Allegheny R
Tohickon Cr .
Elk Cr
Middle Cr
Trib to Thorn Cr . . .
Me Coulgh Run
Trib to Laurel R
Trib Buffalo Cr
Ten Mile Cr
Tr-S Br French C
Tr-Jennings Run
Mauses Cr
Mauses Cr
Tr-Conneaut Otlt . . .
Georges Run
Mill Cr
Tannery Run
E Br Wolf Cr
Br White Clay Cr
Sucker Run
Trib Park Cr
W Br Lt Bushkill
3-Mi Run Tr Mill
SOUTH CAROLINA
Cox Cr
3 & 20 Cr-La
N Saluda R
TENNESSEE
Embayment-Key La . .
Coalmont City La . . .
Wagner Cr
North Indian Cr
Liberty Br
Dudley Cr
Dale Hollow Resr
Dale Hollow Resr
Lt Limestone Cr . . .
Big Bigby Cr
Stones R-W Fk . .
Richland Cr . .
Mountain Cr
Caney Cr
Fall Cr
Garrison Fk Cr
Trace Cr
Beech Cr
Stones R-E Fk
TEXAS
Trinity R
Bayport Ship Chi . . .
Poesta Cr
Nolan Cr
Seals Cr
Crystal Cr
Corpus Christ! B . . . .
Ship Channel
Chambers Cr
Commodore
Criders Corners
Downingtwn
Dravosburg
Ebensburg
Edinboro
Eliza bethtown
Ellwood City
Erie
Erie
Erie
Erie
Foster Twp
Franklin
Geneva
Hanover
Harrisonville
Hecla Southwest
Heilwood
Heilwood
House rville
Hummelstown
Huntingdon
Jim Thorpe
Karthaus
Kleinfeltersvle
Lower Nazareth
Lynch'
Merwin
Mohnton
Mount Morris
Mt Wolf
New Castle
New Cumberland
New Holland
Nixon
Norristown
Orrtanna
Perkiomenville
Pittsburgh
Quenttn
Reading
Reading
Reno
Richlandtown
Ridgway
Rothsville
Saxonburg
Sharpsville
Springs
Taylorstown
Ten Mile
Union City
Uniontown
Valley Twp
Valley Twp
Vernon Twp
Washington
Waterford
Watsontown
Wesley
West Grove
Westwood
Willow Grove
Wind Gap
York
Anderson
Anderson
Slater
Big Sandy
Coalmortt
Decherd
Erwin
Gallatin
Gatlinburg
Jamestown
Jamestown
Jonesboro
Mt Pleasant
Murfreesboro
Nashville
Red Bank
Rockwood
Smithville
Wartrace
Waverly
Waynesboro
Woodbury
Anahuac
Bayport
Beeville
Belton
Big Spring
Con roe
Corpus Christ!
Corpus Christ!
Corsicana
1 14 72
8 15 72
4 24 72
2 21 72
6 29 72
6 11 72
8 14 72
8 07 72
9 14 72
4 02 72
3 27 72
8 11 72
5 25 72
4 06 72
7 25 72
10 24 72
11 30 72
6 26 72
7 19 72
3 11 72
3 01 72
7 15 72
6 09 72
5 16 72
11 20 72
2 13 72
7 24 72
6 06 72
8 29 72
8 01 72
7 03 72
8 20 72
5 12 72
1 18 72
9 01 72
5 25 72
3 29 72
7 10 72
9 13 72
2 09 72
10 27 72
9 16 72
1 26 72
7 28 72
7 02 72
9 17 72
5 12 72
4 18 72
8 13 72
6 20 72
11 29 72
9 13 72
5 10 72
6 19 72
10 25 72
9 03 72
6 29 72
7 14 72
8 30 72
11 01 72
6 18 72
5 27 72
7 17 72
4 20 72
7 30 72
9 18 72
1 31 72
4 13 72
7 20 72
4 29 72
1 01 72
5 25 72
2 05 72
6 09 72
4 13 72
7 30 72
10 02 72
10 17 72
9 14 72
8 27 72
5 18 72
6 08 72
1 25 72
4 17 72
7 11 72
8 21 72
3 11 72
7 22 72
9—72
7 — 72
5 18 72
8 — 72
7—72
5 — 72
8—72
7—72
6—72
21
31
34
32
21
31
31
31
42
35
35
31
44
44
50
24
28
21
21
21
42
32
50
42
25
25
21
42
24
50
44
31
24
24
31
44
42
25
50
26
44
31
42
25
32
25
28
24
22
13
44
31
25
25
31
50
13
24
33
50
21
11
11
50
31
24
44
24
33
11
21
13
50
32
31
21
21
31
24
31
31
34
42
31
28
50
32
31
24
27
31
31
24
25
50
27
50
100
10
ibb
67
50
29
14
29
100
100
10
77
100
28
100
50
100
100
50
100
100
100
50
70
14
9
90
""ibb
i
13
6
13
84
100
100
40
3
100
4
60
50
31
65
50
10
67
30
5
100
17
5
22
4
20
25
5
12
20
7
50
90
100
"" 33
50
71
86
71
90
100
23
72
" 100
50
"'ioo
50
50
30
100
86
100
91
100
10
100
100
100
100
"" 99
100
87
94
87
16
60
97
100
100
" 100
100
100
96
100
100
40
50
100
100
69
35
50
100
90
33
70
95
"" 83
100
95
100
100
100
100
100
78
96
80
75
95
88
80
93
50
40
335
250
300
2,356
301
13,766
140,000
200
60,000
30,000
10,770
32
3,000
450
3,760
100
233
942
300
3,604
3,000
50
66
100
4,578
100
4,300
125
930
1,500
450
5,000
250
3,722
6,000
75
200
6,000
174
1,248
601
571
418
6
2,590
2,793
125
150
100
200
100
150
50
835
350
45
25
600
250
3,000
1,150
1,500
7,262
82
100
195
1,825
1,225
'652
1,800
21,083
100
1,407
64
297
72,634
37,583
1,458
45,625
1,093
50
36,090
162
169,601
10,000
1,000
300
100
500
1,000
500
1
4
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
4
1
4
1
4
1
2
2
1
4
1
4
1
2
2
3
2
4
1
4
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
2
2
4
3
4
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
3
2
1
3
4
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
4
3
4
1A
IM
IM
2A
2M
IM
5M
2M
2M
1920A
1920A
2M
2M
7M
3M
4M
3M
1A
6M
8M
7M
2M
IM
IM
5M
5A
IM
10M
2M
IM
2M
IM
IM
10A
10M
3M
2M
7M
IM
IM
2M
IM
IM
IM
3M
IM
2M
3M
3M
IM
3M
IM
IM
3M
IM
IM
2M
IM
IM
IM
2M
IM
IM
IM
2M
IM
2M
2M
2M
5A
72A
2M
IM
IM
IM
3M
2M
2M
3M
IM
IM
3M
IM
3M
IM
2M
4M
7
24
2
2
2
1
18
24
1 8
"3 '.".'.
3
'4
4
16
24
ib '.'.'.'.
4
6
"2
8
16
"6
2
6
10
99
2
2
2
1
2
8
2
1
"4 '...'.
1
1
1
99
2
I
'"i ".'.'..
2
2 ".'.'..
2
3
3
1
2
24
24
2
3
6
10
24
2
45 ".'.'..
2
5
".'.'.. 8
2 '.'.'.'.
1
1
8
"3 ""
1
10
See footnotes at end of table.
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TABLE 11-Report of Fish Kills, 1972-Cause Identified—Continued
Body of water
Lake Rita Blanca . .
Trinity River . . .
Turtle Cr
W Fk Trinity R . .
Chacon Cr
Hideaway Lakes
Running Water Dr .
Cottonwood Cr . .
Dow Intake Canal , .
Bayou Vista
Halls Bayou
Chocolate Bayou
Clear Cr
Clear Lake
Galveston Bay . , .
Galveston Bay
Galveston Bay
Galveston Bay
Galveston Bay
Highlands Bayou . ,
San Jacinto R . . ,
Stone Chimney Cr .
Baylor Cr
Sabine R
Cypress Cr
Chacon Cr .
Freezer Basin
Manson Cr
Hildebrandt Bayu . .
Sabine Lake .
Lake Nasworhy . .
Red Arroyo Draw
Olmos Cr
Salado Cr
San Anonio R
Old Hamlin La , .
W Hamlin La - .
Victoria Brge Ca
Aquilla Cr
Brazos River
Little Brushy Cr
Little Brushy Cr ,
VERMONT
W Br Batten Kill . ,
VIRGINIA
Private Pd
Tarrara Cr
Big Cr
Lickinghole Cr
Indian Run . .
N Fk Dogue Cr
Private Pd
Trib-So Anna R
Lake Barcroft
TrJb-Cannon Br . .
Minnow Pds , .
Cockrell Cr
Clear Fork
Hell Point Cr
.Hell Point Cr
Kings Grant La
WASHINGTON
Chehalis R
Wynoochee R
Mission Cr
Oak Bay
Lind Coulee Cr
Hood Canal
Schuts Cr
N Fk Kalama R
Ducjualla Bay
WEST VIRGINIA
Buckhannon R
Dunkard Cr
Little Coal R
Rocky Fork
Fourpole Cr
Cow Cr
Stewarts Run
Whiskey Run
Derrick Cr
So Fk Hughes R
WISCONSIN
Neshote R
Holt Cr
Fourche Cr
Bear Cr
City or town
Dal hart
Dallas
Dallas
Dallas
Devine
El Paso
Farwell
Fort Worth
Freeport
Galveston
Galveston
Hoskins June
Houston
Houston
Houston
Houston
Houston
Houston
Houston
Houston
Houston
Jacksonville
La Grange
Longview
Mount Pleasant
Noonan
Palacios
Palestine
Port Arthur
Port Arthur
San Antonio
Sweetwater
Victoria
Waco
Waco
Manchester
Accomac Co
Boykins
Coaldan
Crozet
Fairfax Co
Fairfax Co
Forest
Hanover Co
Lake Barcroft
Manassas
Marion
Reedville
Va Beach
Va Beach
Va Beach
Chimacum
Illahee
Alton
Blacksville
Blair
Cross Lanes
Huntington
Hurricane
Pennsboro
Pennsboro
Sissonsville
Smith burg
West Union
Denmark
Galloway
Saxon
Superior
Date
7 — 72
5 — 72
9—72
5 — 72
9 14 72
8 — 72
9—72
9 — 72
6 — 72
7 — 72
6 — 72
9—72
1 — 72
9 — 72
6 — 72
9 — 72
9—72
8 — 72
9 — 72
9 — 72
9 — 72
6 — 72
5 — 72
9 25 72
6 — 72
9 — 72
7 — 72
6 — 72
6 — 72
9 — 72
7 72
5 72
10 24 72
5 15 72
3 72
8 — 72
5 — 72
5 72
7 — 72
3 03 72
6 72
7 — 72
7 22 72
5 29 72
8 25 72
9 25 72
8 13 72
1 24 72
1 15 72
6 02 72
1 21 72
1 02 72
4 02 72
12 15 72
7 27 72
8 26 72
6 05 72
5 16 72
6 16 72
6 10 72
9 03 72
8 15 72
4 27 72
5 30 72
4 26 72
1 01 72
1 17 72
6 20 72
4 04 72
7 18 72
5 24 72
6 08 72
6 16 72
9 01 72
9 20 72
7 28 72
10 07 72
6 21 72
6 08 72
5 20 72
6 03 72
7 19 72
11 18 72
10 05 72
Cause '
see code
page 29
13
31
11
33
13
11
13
24
24
27
24
24
31
31
27
24
27
27
25
31
31
31
13
31
27
13
22
31
31
50
50
50
31
24
31
50
50
27
50
31
' 25
25
34
11
28
41
22
31
31
50
42
25
41
11
22
42
13
13
28
23
50
11
50
11
50
50
50
11
11
21
26
42
31
50
25
25
25
25
25
50
31
11
44
41
Typ<
fishk
Percent
game
50
25
50
50
50
50
45
100
90
5
"' 100
5
30
10
100
1
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
10
1
5
5
1
'":""i
i
3
70
10
100
50
5
Of
illed
Percent
non-
game
50
75
50
50
50
50
55
'ib"
100
95
100
95
70
90
99
100
100
90
99
95
95
99
100
99
99
97
30
100
90
50
95
Percent
commercial
value
75
100
100
fish killed
1,000
50,000
300
1,000
1,000
5,000
81,000
500
1,000
1,000
2,000
1,000
5,000
1,250,000
1,000
5,000
15,000
10,0.00
1,000
50,000
1,000
500 '
1,000
1,000
40,000
100
3,000
1,000
100 000
1,000
2,000
894
500
500
200
4,645
374
2 000
24,567
48
100
236
22
131
347
35,000
5,000
53
5,636
21
10000
1 000
45,000
2000
110 000
1,500
5,000
1,000
500
500
6,360
1,181
1,100
7,150
112
120
1 000
1,553
i.obij
Severity <
code
page 29
4
1
3
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
4
3
2
4
3
2
3
3
1
3
1
4
3
3
2
4
2
4
2
3
3
4
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
4
2
1
3
3
3
1
2
4
4
2
4
4
2
2
4
3
4
1
4
4
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
2
1
1
Estimated
acres
affected •
page 29
15M
2M
2M
2M
4A
1M
3M
4M
1M
2M
1A
1M
1M
1M
1A
1M
1M
4M
1M
4M
3M
10M
1M
7M.
8M
3M
2M
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
3M
1M
Duration
Days Mrs.
3
2
12
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
99
"2
3
1
30
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COOES
1 CAUSE:
10 Agricultural Operations
11 Pesticides (Herbicides, Insecticides, etc.)
12 Fertilizers
13 Manure, Silo, Feedlot Drainage, etc.
20 Industrial Operations
21 Mining
22 Food & Kindred Products
23 Paper & Allied Products
24 Chemicals
25 Petroleum
26 Metals
27 Combinations
28 Other
J SEVERITY:
1 Complete
2 Heavy
3 Moderate
4 Light
30 Municipal Operations
31 Sewerage System
32 Refuse Disposal
33 Water System
34 Swimming Pool
35 Power
40 Transportation Operations
41 Rail
42 Truck
43 Barge or Boat
44 Pipe Line
50 Other Operations
• ESTIMATED MILES OR ACRES AFFECTED
A = Acres
M = Miles.
NOTE: The following reports from the State of Florida were received too late to be processed as publication statistics. They are
however, included as additional information.
Body of Water
FLORIDA
Wards Basin, Blackwater Bay .
Perdido Bay
Escambia Bay
Blackwater Bay
East Bay
Escambia River
Parker Bayou
Hoffman Bayou
Bayou Texar
City or town
Santa Rosa Co.
Escambia Co.
Santa Rosa Co.
Santa Rosa Co.
Santa Rosa Co.
Santa Rosa Co.
Bay Co.
Santa Rosa Co.
Escambia Co.
Date
3 14 72
4 8 72
4 24 72
4 30 72
5 4 72
5 26 72
6 29 72
8 11 72
to
8 29 72
8 21 72
Cause
50
28
28
28
28
50
23
50
31
Estimated
fish killed
2,500
550
22
200
22,500
100*
250,000
200,000*
* Estimated from data on the report.
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u
o
Table 12 lists the 163 individual fish kills with pollution source not specified. Kills from natural causes are not
included.
TABLE 12-Report of Fish Kills, 1972-Cause Not Specifically Identified
Body of water
ALABAMA
Fly Cr
Soldier Cr
Village Br
Wheeler Res
ALASKA
Thimbleberry Bay
CALIFORNIA
Alameda Cr
Bel Marin Keys
Briones Res
Carquinez Strait
Dogwood Canal
Drainage Canals
Glen Echo Cr
Gray Lodge-Area
Loch Lomond Res
Middle Cr
Outer Fish Harbr
Pd Off San Joaqn
Private Pd
Salinas R
Salinas R
San Joaquin R
San Joaquin R
Seaside La
Spring Cr
Spring Cr
Whitewater Wash
CONNECTICUT
E Br Naugatuck R
Mt Tom Pd
Pond Brook
Quinnipiac R
Steele Brook
FLORIDA
Bear Br
Bear Cr
Bear Cr
Big Econlckhtche
Braddocks Pd
Canal C-54
Cypress Cove
Econlockhatche R
L Econlockhatche
La Mary Prairie
La-McCoy AFB
La-Sherwood Golf
Lake Florence
Lake Harvey
Lake Kathryn
Lake Lawsona
Lake Neal
Lake Seminole
Lake Susan
Lake Weston
Longs Br
Lt Pottsburg Cr . . .
Lt Pottsburg Cr
Lt St Marys R
Moncrief Cr
Sky La
Strawberry Cr
Trout R
W Palm Bch Dr Ca
Williamson Cr
Willis Br
GEORGIA
Lake-Pulaski Co
Pikes Pd-Lt R
HAWAII
Kapalama Dr Ca
Salt Lake
ILLINOIS
Big Muddy R
Consumer Quarry
Kaskaskia R
Soldier Cr
Sugar Cr
INDIANA
Byrd Branch Cr
Hinkle Cr
City or town
Mobile
Josephine
Hartselle
Decatur
Sitka
Sunol
Novato
San Pablo
Contra Costa Co
El Centro
Knights Landing
Oakland
Gridley
Ben Lomond
Redding
Long Beach
Tracy
Sacramento
Monterey Co
Salinas
Tracy
Stockton
Seaside
Mt Shasta
Mt Shasta
Mecca
Torrington
Bantam
Newtown
Wallingford
Water-town
Polk Co
Walton Co
Walton Co
Orange Co
Alachua Co
Brevard Co
Gulf Co
Orange Co
Orange Co
Orange Co
Orange Co
Brevard Co
Orange Co
Seminole Co
Seminole Co
Orange Co
Volusia Co
Walton Co
Volusia Co
Orange Co
Union Co
Duval Co
Duval Co
Baker Co
Duval Co
Orange Co
Duval Co
Duval Co
Palm Beach Co
Duval Co
Duval Co
Hawkinsville
Hahira
Honolulu
Honolulu
Colp
Lemont
Bondville
Kankakee
Milford
Russellville
Noblesville
9 17 72
7 29 72
7 05 72
2 08 72
7 07 72
2 09 72
5 15 72
7 07 72
5 01 72
10 12 72
5 26 72
9 11 72
2 07 72
8 08 72
11 24 72
11 10 72
9 11 72
11 01 72
2 28 72
5 30 72
4 26 72
7 27 72
9 14 72
8 25 72
8 25 72
2 24 72
8 24 72
6 16 72
8 11 72
10 14 72
8 11 72
6 07 72
6 23 72
4 24 72
9 26 72
8 26 72
4 10 72
4 22 72
7 31 72
6 15 72
8 28 72
7 31 72
11 28 72
6 28 72
7 31 72
9 18 72
8 24 72
6 15 72
4 29 72
7 05 72
8 24 72
9 30 72
6 12 72
7 27 72
9 19 72
4 11 72
9 16 72
4 25 72
8 21 72
7 12 72
4 28 72
5 08 72
1 72
10 13 72
8 28 72
11 21 72
7 20 72
5 22 72
8 14 72
9 22 72
7 14 72
6 22 72
7 09 72
Type of
fish killed
Percent
game
1
74
1
100
100
99
25
5
100
100
1
100
25
70
100
100
100
100
100
90
38
100
80
19
2
2
Percent
non-game
99
100
26
99
100
1
75
100
100
95
99
75
100
30
100
100
100
100
100
100
10
100
100
62
20
81
98
100
98
Percent
kill with
commercial
value
99
3
50
23
5
67
6
Estimated
fish
killed
3,000
1,000,000
124
502
3,000
3,000
200
1,000
1,763
3,500
500
3,000
380
1,000
275
2,000
1,000
103
50
600
750
6,000
3,000
50
50
500
50
600
75
45
500
13,500
190
500
500
4,000
100
300
2,000
2,000
200
210
200
700
60
60
79
200
18
100
12
50
1,600
1,000
5,000
6,804
7,558
4,161
1,183
59,242
171
600
Severity '
see code
page 32
2
3
4
2
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
1
3
4
3
2
1
1
3
4
2
4
4
3
1
4
2
3
4
3
4
3
1
3
3
3
Estimated
miles or
acres
affected -
page 32
1M
1M
1M
8A
3M
30M
3M
1M
1M
20A
4A
2A
1M
4A
6M
1M
1M
3M
1M
1A
1M
1M
1M
4A
1A
1M
1A
13M
1A
3M
1M
4M
1M
2M
Duration
Days Mrs.
69 !".'
1
1
1
2
1
"i
"3 '.'.'.'.
24
2
:::: ::::
30
1
1
3
1
"i ....
30
1
"i !".'
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Rein hart Ditch
Turkey Cr
KANSAS
Stranger Cr
Turkey Cr
KENTUCY
Beaver Cr
Clover Fork
Cox & Froman Crs .
Dry Run Cr
Herrington La
Plum Cr
Willgreen La
LOUISIANA
Grays Creek
MARYLAND
Cr-Tr Pocomoke R
MASSACHUSETTS
La Quinsigamond . .
Oyster Pond
Sampson Pd
Spindleville Pd
Spring Pd
W Washacum Pd
MISSOURI
Baker Br
Muddy Cr
N Fk Salt R
NEBRASKA
Dilsaver Pond
Grove La Recr Ar .
Looking Glass Cr .
Round Lake
Yankee Creek . . . .
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Silver La State . .
NEW JERSEY
Cedar Bridge Br .
Kingsland Cr
Mill Brook
Peters Brook ...
Prescott Brook .
Rahway R
Red Valley Pd . . . .
Whippany R
NEW YORK
Eastman La Inlet
Trib 3-Salmon Cr
Trib-Oriskany Cr
NORTH CAROLINA
Bear Cr
Salem Lake & Cr .
Second Cr
Stewarts Cr
OHIO
Ashtabula R
Gr Miami R
Hightandtown La .
Indian Cr
Indian Trail
Lt Gr Run
Lt Riley Cr
N Fk Lt Beaver C .
Newark Cr
Spring Fk
Todds Fk .
Williams Ditch
Willow Cr
PENNSYLVANIA
Conneaut Outlet .
Elk Cr
Harveys Cr
Mahoning Cr
Monongahela R .
Thompsons Run
TENNESSEE
Bledsoe Cr
Bradley Cr
Mansker Cr .
Seven-Mile Cr
TEXAS
Brady Reservoir
Colorado R
Drainage Ditch .
H I Water Supply
Lake Lavon
Oyster Cr
Rio Grande R
Monrovia
;eneca
Wayne
Harlan Co
Nelson
Shelby
arrard
Spencer
Madison
now Hilt
Vorcester
^dgartown
arver
•topedale
"'eabody
Sterling
oplin
"•ettis City
Kirksville
Srewster
al
Vlonroe
Whitman
Crab Orchard
Hollis
Bricktown
North Arlington
Franklin Twp
Bridgewater Twp
Clinton Twp
Union
Red Valley
Whippany
Irondequoit
Williamson
Clinton
Oakboro
Winston Salem
Rockwell
Union County
Ashtabula Co
Montgomery Co
Columbiana Co
Butler Co
Holmes Co
Athens Co
Allen Co
Columbiana Co
Wayne Co
Madison Co
Clinton
Lucas Co
Seneca Co
Conneaut Lake
St Marys
West Manticoke
Danville
Elizabeth
Houserville
Gallatin
Manchester
Goodletsville
Nashville
Brady
Colorado City
Houston
High Island
Lavon
Sugarland
Del Rio
6 15 72
6 15 72
7 17 72
8 23 72
3 29 72
6 16 72
1 72
6 16 72
6 15 72
7 07 72
8 10 72
5 21 72
5 17 72
5 05 72
5 10 72
7 27 72
6 14 72
10 03 73
10 03 72
10 25 72
4 is 72
4 23 72
7 02 72
8 22 72
8 15 72
9 23 72
5 30 72
10 01 72
8 16 72
8 18 72
8 12 72
6 01 72
8 23 72
6 01 72
9 22 72
7 27 72
5 02 72
6 14 72
9 25 72
7 14 72
9 14 72
9 29 72
8 24 72
7 23 72
6 03 72
7 28 72
8 23 72
4 19 72
8 08 72
4 19 72
8 04 7
7 09 7
7 08 7
7 06 T:
7 7
5 — 7
6 — 7
7 — 7
3 10 7
8—7
7—7
40
90
50
100
1
10
100
99
95
100
1
10
90
100
5
27
38
40
62
90
8
idb
35
49
100
5
1
35
60
10
50
100
50
100
100
99
100
90
1
100
100
100
95
5
100
100
99
90
10
100
100
95
73
62
60
38
100
10
92
100
65
51
95
99
65
SO
90
96
60
500
1,000
3034
15 312
12 475
10
20
200
300
7,500
1,600
200
2000
1,000
58
300
1,875
20,296
194
2,000
500
3,500
5,000
45
200
400
500
150
200
600
500
3,000
2,500
75
500
200
3,151
1,600
405
412
24 000
96
400
70
387
318
5
63
130
35
68
230
633
200
37
358
80
450
44
3 27
6
390
1 65
10
1,00
50
4,00
1,00
40
4
4
4
2
1
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
1
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
4
1
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
2
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
2M
4M
2M
8M
1M
2M
1M
3M
1M
10A
400A
200A
1M
10A
2M
3M
1M
1A
5A
4M
245A
1M
1M
1M
1M
2M
1M
1M
1M
1M
2M
1M
3M
25A
1M
6M
1M
1M
1M
2M
1M
1M
1M
24
2
1
2
7
2
1
2
1
3
1
9 ....
1
12
12
1
2
12
2
12
1
1
1
3
4
4
See footnotes at end of table.
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TABLE 12-Report of Fish Kills, 1972-Cause Not Specifically Identified-Continued
Trinity R
VIRGINIA
Meherrin R
WASHINGTON
Grays Harbor
Kelsey Cr
Salmon Cr
Salmon Cr
Schellabarger Cr . . .
Spring Cr
Thornton Cr
Unnamed Cr
Wildcat Cr
WEST VIRGINIA
Buckhannon R
WYOMING
Popo Agie R
San Antoni
Fairfield
Bellevue
Sumner
Edmonds
Union Gap
McCleary
Seattle
McCleary
Hall
9 08 72
9 72
3 04 72
1 13 72
6 05 72
7 25 72
4 03 72
4 10 72
7 18 72
3 27 72
9 11 72
7 20 72
9 01 72
8 02 72
7 05 72
9 08 72
4 12 72
fisn"
Percent
game
50
95
95
75
100
100
100
100
50
75
eof
killed
Percent
non-game
50
65
5
100
5
25
100
50
25
100
Percent
kill with
commercial
value
65
Estimated
killed
300
2,000
5500
142
1,000
100
1,500
200
100
50
15
67,420
3,100
300
Severity '
page 32
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
4
Estimated
miles or
affected -
page 32
3M
1M
1A
1M
1M
1M
1M
iiii
2M
2M
1M
Days Mrs.
11
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
CODES
1 SEVERITY:
1 Complete
2 Heavy
3 Moderate
4 Light
2 ESTIMATED MILES OR ACRES AFFECTED
A =; Acres
M — Miles
NOTE: The following reports from the State of Florida were received too late to be processed as publication statistics. They are,
however, included as additional information.
Body of water
FLORIDA
East Bay
Escambia Bay
Perdido Bay
East Bay River
Wards Basin, Blackwater Bay . .
City or town
Santa Rosa Co.
Escambia & Santa Rosa Cos.
Escambia Co.
Santa Rosa Co.
Date
7 24 72
9 7 72
9 14 72
9 18 72
to
10 13 72
10 11 72
Cause '
90
90
90
90
90
Estimated
fish killed
3
17,500
2
750,000
2,000
CODES
1 CAUSE:
90 Unknown
&U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1974 0—524-750
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