FISH
     KILLS
   CAUSED

POLLUTION
        IN
      1973

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD/2
BASIC  STATISTICS/2
POLLUTION-CAUSING  OPERATIONS/7
REGIONAL  DATA/10
1973 FISH KILL TABLES:
Table 1: Historical  Summary of  Pollution-
Caused  Fish   Kills, June 1960-December
1973/3
Table 2: Fish Kill Summary by Source of Pol-
lution.  1973/4
Table 3: Pollution-Caused Fish Kill Summary
by State, 1973/5
Table 4: Major  Kills—100,000  or Over,
1973/6
Table 5: Fish Kill Summary by Type of Water
Body, 1973/7
Table 6: Fish Kill Summary by Type of Water,
1973/7
Table 7: Fish  Kill  Summary  by  Month,
1973/7
Table 8: Fish Kill Summary by Duration and
Severity of Kill, 1973/8
Table 9: Number of  Fish Kill  Reports by
Source  of  Pollution  Within   EPA  Regions,
1973/11
Table  10:  Report of Fish Kills, 1973—Cause
Identified/18
Table  11:  Report of Fish Kills, 1973—Cause
not Specifically Identified/26
1973 FISH KILL  FIGURES:
Figure 1:  Cumulative Reported  Fish Killed,
1961 to 1973/5
Figure 2:  Number of Fish  Kill  Reports  by
Major Pollution  Source Operation/8
Figure 3:  Number of Fish Kill Reports by De-
tailed Source of Pollution/9
Figure 4:  Reported Number of Fish Killed by
Major Pollution  Source Operation/9
Figure 5:  Reported Number of Fish Killed by
Detailed Pollution  Source Operation/10
Figure 6:  Pollution-Caused Fish  Kills in Re-
gion 1/13
Figure 7:  Pollution-Caused Fish  Kills in Re-
gion 11/13
Figure 8:  Pollution-Caused Fish  Kills in Re-
gion 111/14
Figure 9:  Pollution-Caused Fish  Kills in Re-
gion IV/14
Figure 10: Pollution-Caused  Fish Kills  in
Region V/15
Figure 11: Pollution-Caused  Fish Kills  in
Region VI/15
Figure 12: Pollution-Caused  Fish Kills  in
Region VII/16
Figure 13: Pollution-Caused  Fish Kills  in
Region VIM/16
Figure 14: Pollution-Caused  Fish Kills  in
Region IX/17
Figure 15: Pollution-Caused  Fish Kills  in
Region X/17

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                           RSH
                         KILLS
                      CAUSED
                             BY
                  POLLUTION
                              IN
                           1973

 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL  REPORT
           OFFICE OF WATER PLANNING
                    AND STANDARDS


                   MONITORING AND
              DATA SUPPORT DIVISION
      WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS BRANCH
            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20460
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Foreword...
  The  annual fish kill report represents
the combined efforts of private individuals;
State fish and game, health, and conserva-
tion  officers; and  water  pollution  control
officials  at the  State and Federal level.
Usually,  a fish  kill is first noticed by a
fisherman, camper, or other private citizen,
who informs a warden  or  other State
official. In most cases, the State  agency
then sends trained investigators to identify
the cause and size of the kill.  Where water
pollution is determined or suspected to be
the cause, 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  investi-
gation difficult  or even  impossible.  Hot
weather conditions decompose fish tissue,
also making  it difficult to  identify a pollut-
ing agent. Since the investigator can count
or estimate  only those fish which lie  on
or near the  surface,  the number of fish
reported killed  is almost always  a con-
servative figure. In some cases, as much
as 80 percent 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, therefore, quite  likely that the large
increases in reports for 1971,1972, and 1973
over earlier years are a result of increased
public awareness  of  pollution. We hope
that this fish kill report contributes to this
awareness.
  The  following is a short summary  of
significant statistics of fish kills reported
in 1973.
• All States Reported in 1973

  For the second time since the inception
  of the annual pollution-caused fish kill
  reporting system in I960, every State in
  in the Union  participated. In six States,
  participation  consisted of a notice that
  the State had no  recorded  pollution-
  caused fish  kill incidents in 1973.
• The Number of Fish Kill Reports
  Received in 1973 Showed a
  Continuing Decrease Compared to
  the Peak Year 1971

  Nevertheless,  the  749 reports received
  in 1973 was 18 percent higher than the
  number of reports received for any year
  before 1971.
• Over 300 Million Fish Reported
  Killed Since 1960

  The 37.8 million fish reported killed in
  1973 brought the cumulative total of all
  fish reported killed  by  water pollution
  since  1960 to 336.5 million. 1973 was the
  fourth highest  year  in number of fish
  reported killed since the  inception of the
  annual  fish kill reporting system. The
  number of fish reported killed in 1973
  showed a 14  percent   increase  over
  reported kills in 1972.
• Industrial Operations Led all
  Other Pollution Operations in
  Fish Kill Reports in 1973

  The 196 fish kill reports associated with
  industrial operations in 1973 led all other
  pollution sources, and  were 4 percent
  more than the  189 industrial  incidents
  reported in  1972.  Industrial operations
  have  led all other source operations in
  every one of the 14 years of the system.


• Municipal Operations Killed
  More Fish Than Any Other
  Pollution Operation in 1973

  The 10.4 million fish killed by pollution
  from  municipal  operations  represent
  over one-fourth  of the 37.8 million fish
  reported killed in 1973.


• The Majority of Fish Kill
  Reports Indicated That Less
  Than 10,000 Fish Were Killed
  Per Incident in 1973

  While 84 percent of the reports submitted
  specified the size of the kill as less than
  10,000 fish,  the total  number of fish
  reported killed in these reports was less
  than  1 percent of the 37.8 million fish
  reported killed  in  all incidents in 1973.
  However, each report was initiated by a
  pollution incident.
Basic  Statistics...
  In 1973,  749 reports were submitted
(Table 1).  Of this total, 703 reports (94
percent of the total) stated the number of

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fish killed.  This  percentage represents
the  highest  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 1972,
the figure was 92  percent. The  general
trend of this ratio over the 1960-1973 period
shows an increase from a low of 52 percent
in 1960 to the present high  of 94 percent
in 1973.
  From  1961 through  1973,  the total esti-
mated  number of fish killed ranged from
Table 1 contains historical data for the thirteen
years that fish kill reports have been received.
The table summarizes the following: The num-
ber of states reporting; the number of reported
pollution-caused fish kill incidents; 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 pollution source operation; and
a breakdown of fish killed by size of kill. The
number of incidents 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 1973
1960 =
Number of statej responding 	 31
Reports which state number of
Ash killed 	 151
Total reported number of fish
killed 	 	 6,035,000
Average size of kill1 	 2,925
Largest kill reported 	 5,000,000
Number of reported incidents for
each pollution source operation
Agricultural ... 	 79
Industrial 	 .... 103
Municipal1 	 24
Transportation . . 	 0
Other 	 	 33
Unknown 	 ... 50
Total reports. 	 289
No. No. fish
Number of reports and fish re- (mil-
killed by size grouping 	 ports lions)
1,000,000 or more I 5 0
100,000tol,000,000 	 3 0.53
10,000 to 100,000 15 0 31
1,000 to 10,000 64 0 18
0 to 1,000 	 68 002
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
£4
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
80
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
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
1973
50
749
703
37,814,000
5,527
10.000,000
161
196
146
65
56
125
749
No. No. fish
re- (mil-
ports lions)
6 29.53
19 4.65
88 2.74
251 0.81
339 0.09
46
2.72
' Derived after excluding reports of 100,000 kills or more as being unrepresentative.
' Reporting system in effect for last six months of 1960.
> Municipal operations include electric power-generating stations.

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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 26.5
million in 1969: this incident was caused by
pollution  in  Lake Thonotossassa, near
Plant City,  Florida.
  Excluding the 73.6 million  fish reported
killed in 1971, the  average number of fish
killed for the twelve remaining years was
21.4 million.  The total of 37.8  million fish
reported killed in  1973, the fourth highest
year, was much higher than the average.
  In 1973, as in previous years, most of the
incidents were small—that is, they killed
fewer than 10,000 fish  apiece. Most fish
were  killed  in  very few incidents.  For
instance, 90 percent of the fish killed were
reported in only 25 (3.5 percent) of the 703
reports, including one  reported  kill  ac-
counting for 10 million dead  fish (Table 1).
  Since the number of dead fish may not
be  indicative of the severity of the pollu-
tion, proper State officials should be noti-
fied even  when only a  small number of
dead fish  are seen  floating on  a water
body. In cases where the fish  kill was due
to causes  other than man-created pollu-
tion, State officials are  still interested in
determining  the  cause  and  should  be
notified.
  In 1973, sources of pollution were identi-
fied in 624 of the 749 reports. These kills
are  listed individually in Table 10. The 125
kills for which the pollution source could
not be positively identified are listed in
Table 11.

Total Fish Reported Killed

  A total of 37.8 million fish were reported
killed in 703  separate incidents of water
pollution from all sources  (Table 2). In
the remaining 46 reports from  the 749
reports submitted, fish losses were either
not  stated,  or were not  expressed  in
numerical terms.
  The  37.8 million fish reported killed in
1973 brought the total number of fish killed
(Figure 1) to 333.5 million in 6,305 separate
incidents since the first full year of re-
porting (1961). These 6,305 separate in-
cidents, plus 1,312 reported incidents which
did not  state the number  of fish killed,
brought  the  total number of  reported
pollution-caused fish kill incidents for the
1961-1973 period to 7,617.
  A total of 44 States reported at least one
fish  kill incident (Table 3). The remaining
six States (Arizona, Minnesota, New  Mex-
ico, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and Wyom-
ing) stated they had no recorded incidents
of  pollution-caused  fish  kills  for  1973.
Four States (Alabama,  New Jersey, Vir-
ginia, and Texas) accounted for 88 percent
of the total reports.

Major Fish Kills

  In 1973, 25 kills were reported in which
the  number of dead fish equaled or ex-
ceeded  100,000 each,  accounting for 34.2
million fish (Table 4). Of these, six massive
kills reached or exceeded the million mark,
totaling 28.5 million fish. Of these, four kills
in Texas accounted for 20.8  million  fish,
with one kill in a Houston drainage canal
reaching the  10 million mark; one kill in
Virginia  accounted  for  7.5 million  fish;
and one kill in New Jersey accounted for
approximately 75  percent  (28.5 million)
of the 37.8 million  pollution-caused fish
kills in 1973.

Fish Killed, by Type of Water Body

  Reports  for  1973 indicate a significant
increase compared to 1972 in fish reported
killed  in rivers and  coastal waters and  a
Table 2 summarizes fish kills for 1973 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, 1973
Source of
pollution
Agricultural:
Insecticides 	
Fertilizers 	
Manure-silage drainage 	
Subtotal 	
Induitrlal:
Food products 	

Petroleum 	
Metals 	

Other 	
Subtotal 	
Municipal: 	
Refuse disposal 	
Water systems 	
Swimming pool 	

Subtotal 	
Transportation:
Rail 	
Truck
Barge or boat 	
Pipeline 	
Subtotal
Other operations-
Unknown : 	
Total

Total
reports
91
18
52
161
23
19
11
39
30
15
3
36
196
115
6
10
2
13
146
5
31
2
27
65
56
125
749
Reports specifying
number of fish killed
No. of
reports
82
15
49
146
21
18
11
37
28
13
3
55
1IC
107
6
9
2
11
135
5
31
2
27
65
50
121
703
No. of
fish
2,040,291
160,361
264,176
2,464,821
92,322
78,389
7,350
448,236
528,201
344,900
15.668
278,806
1,793.872
8,948,889
7.967
5,179
300
1,423.272
10.385.607
133,079
95,021
12,910
324,443
5C5.4S3
348.275
22.25C.4C4
37,814,49*
Average
kill-
8,558
4.23C
5.021
6.JJ1
1,M
4,065
5.527
•Derived after excluding reports of 100,000 kills or
more.

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                      dFUhKilM,lMll>197]
& 200-
       1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

       45  37  38   40  44  46  4O  42  45  45  46   50  50
       OVER 330 MILLION  FISH  WERE  REPORTED
       KILLED  BY POLLUTION ...
       ... over a 13 year period (Rgure 1). This graph
       summarizes the reported number of fish killed
       for the  1961-1973 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 diffi-
       culties of estimating,  and because they were
       not investigated immediately. 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 749 reports submitted,
       703  indicated the number of fish  killed. The
       remaining 46 reports did not specify the number
       of fish killed. The table also shows the number
       of reports for incidents that occurred in rivers,
       lakes, and coastal waters.
TABLE 3— Pollution-Caused Fish Kill Summary by State, 1973
State
Alabama . .
Alaska....
Arkansas. .
California .
Colorado..
Connecticut
Delaware 	
Florida 	
Georgia 	
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine.. ..
Maryland .
Massachusetts
Michigan 	
Mississippi 	
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York. 	
North Carolina 	
North Dakota
Ohio 	
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota 	
Tennessee 	
Texas 	
Utah.. . 	
Vermont. . 	
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia 	
Wisconsin
Total

Total
report!
57
1
2
39
2
8
1
29
19
2
7
21
12
4
8
6
16
5
8
4
4
8
30
4
6
2
4
45
29
11
1
131
13
62
4
4
22
53
1
2
19
32
8
3
749
Report! specifying
number of fish killed
Nimber
of
reports
56
2
39
2
8
1
25
8
2
7
21
10
3
7
6
15
4
8
4
4
8
26
4
6
3
44
29
11
m
12
61
3
4
22
50
1
2
19
25
8
2
703
Number
of
fish
1,250,826
950
123,764
650
13,040
7,500
35,113
5,840
2,700
10,785
395,040
19,434
36,150
156,400
28,788
432,747
2,400
257,415
405,040
31,248
273,900
121,103
4,250
70,939
350
2,081,035
54,390
18,543
8i2|6l2
21,721
301,640
207,298
9,325
267,285
22,407,801
180
3,350
7,610,585
230,965
90,297
1,100
17,814,499
Number of report! and water surfaces affected
River
Number
of
reports
39
2
24
1
6
1
10
4
2
6
18
12
3
5
5
13
5
6
3
4
7
17
4
5
2
4
28
25
7
1
127
8
61
4
2
22
43
1
2
17
23
8
3
590
Number
of
•lies
4,444
9
95
3
4
1
19
34
3
10
87
28
6
8
10
80
7
288
18
19
1,334
68
11
24
6
7
52
70
24
100
14
158
42
2
54
128
2
7
81
42
13
16
7,428
Lake
Number
of
reports
18
1
14
1
2
19
15
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
1
	 1
13
1

17
4
4
4
5
1
2
	 5

2
8

151
Number
of
icres
2,830
1
436
1
300
1,481
77
360
815
10
64
2
242
2
1
10
45
2

161
26
104

24
1
2,839
42

36
6

9,918
Coastal Waters*
Number
of
reports



1













1

















5


1

8
Number
of
miles


















6

















4





10
* Includes embayments such as Chesapeake, San Francisco, and Galveston Bays.

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    Table 4 lists the major fish kill incidents occur-
    ring in 1973 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 reports
    that did not state a number for fish killed.
small increase in fish reported killed in
lakes (Table  5).  Almost two-thirds  (24.9
million) of the total fish  reported killed
died in rivers, while 21 percent (8.1 million)
died in  lakes, and 13 percent (4.8 million)
died in  coastal waters. In 1972, 33 percent
(5.8 million) of the total fish reported killed
died in lakes. Less than  one percent (4
thousand) died in coastal waters,  and 67
percent (11.9 million) died in  rivers.
Fish Killed by Type of Water

  In 1973,  the number of fish reported
killed  in estuary  water (water of  inlets,
bays, or river mouths that are affected by
tidal  action)  accounted  for the  largest
number of fish reported killed of the three
types of water (Table 6), followed by fresh
water (any inland  water upstream  of tidal
action).  An almost insignificant  number
of fish (61,000) were reported killed in salt
water (water beyond the coastline).
  In 1973, 85.4 percent (32.3 million) of the
total reported  fish were  killed  in  estuary
water  as  compared  to  39 percent  (7.0
million)  in  1972.   However,  10,800,000  (33
percent) fish were reported killed  in only
3 incidents in 1973. Over 14 percent of the
fish (5.4 million) were killed in fresh water
as compared to 60 percent (10.3  million)
in 1972.
TABLE 4— Major Kills— 100,000 or Over— 1973
Lake or stream
Dog R 	
Dog R 	
Santa Fe Lake 	
Long Lake 	
Bear Cr 	
Merrimack R 	
Hennesseys Bayou 	
Barnegat Bay 	
Oyster Cr
Millstone R 	
Oyster Cr 	
Ten Mile Cr 	
Catawba R
Loosahatchie R 	
Jones Cr 	
Cedar Lakes
San Bernard R
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico 	
Drainage Canal 	
Taylor Lake 	
Galveston Bay
Galveston Bay
James R 	
Spokane R 	
Near or in
Mobile
Mobile
Chanute
Columbia
Sparrows Point
Newburyport
Vicksburg
Harvey Cedars
Lacey Twp
South Brunswick
Waretown
Lucas Co
Rock Hill
Memphis
Brazoria
Free port
Freeport
Galveston
Galveston
Houston
Laporie
Seabrook
Sea brook
Menchville
Spokane
State
Alabama
Alabama
Kansas
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mississippi
New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey
Ohio
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Virginia
Washington
Number of
fish
250,344
250,000
118,000
341,000
125,000
350,000
250,000
543,000
112,000
100,000
1,230,000
368,651
192,298
133,889
200,000
110,000
700,000
3,800,000
1,000,000
10,000,000
6,000,000
100,000
300,000
7,500,000
101,500
Operation
Other Operations
Sewerage System
Rail Transportation
Poisons
Metals
Unknown
Sewerage System
Unknown
Power
Unknown
Power
Petroleum
Chemicals
Chemicals
Poisons
Petroleum
Poisons
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Sewerage System
Sewerage System
Sewerage System
Metals
  Fish killed in estuary water are of national
concern since estuaries serve as breeding
and nursery grounds for many species of
sport and commercial marine fish.


Fish Kills, By Month

  As in  the past, the greatest number of
reports  (88 percent) were  submitted for
the warm weather months (Table 7), from
May through  September.  Warm weather
can often combine with lower water levels
during these  months to compound  the
effects  of  pollution.  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 703 reports specified the num-
ber of fish killed by month. August ranked
first in the number of reports (123) and in
number of fish. July ranked  second (102),
followed  by  September  (93),  June  (76),
and October (69).
Fish Kills, By Duration and Severity

  Not all reports indicate duration of kill.
In 1973, 59 percent (443 reports) indicated
duration of kill with an  average of  2.70
days  (Table  8).  In  1972,  56 percent  (422
reports) indicated duration of kill with an
average  of 3.40  days. The two longest
pollution incidents in 1973 lasted at least
50  days.  These  incidents  occurred  at

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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  summarizes
fish kills by type of water (fresh,
salt, and estuary); and Table 7
summarizes fish kills by month.
The  mileage and acreage fig-
ures cannot always be accu-
rately estimated, so care  should
be exercised in their use.
TABLE 5— Fish Kill Summary by Type of Water Body, 1973
Type of
water body
River
Lake 	
Coastal Waters* 	
Total

Total
reports
590
151
8
749
Reports specifying
number of fish killed
Number
of
reports
564
13Z
7
703
Number
of
fish
24,884,988
8,096,011
4,833,500
37,814,499
Reports specifying number
of fish killed and extent
of area affected
Miles
7,428
10
7,438
Acres
9,918
9,918
•Includes embayments such as Chesapeake, San Francisco, and Galveston
Bays.
TABLE 6— Fish Kill Summary by
Type of Water, 1973
Type of
water
Fresh* 	
Salt** 	
Estuary*** 	
Total
Total
reports
690
9
50
749
Reports specifying
number offish killed
Number
of
reports
649
7
47
703
Number
of
fish
5,447,129
61,500
32,305,870
37,814,499
* Fresh 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, 1973

Month



January
February
March 	
April 	
May 	
June 	
July 	
August 	
September 	
October 	
November 	
December 	
Total

Total
reports


26
31
38
51
66
79
111
132
101
71
22
21
749
Reports specifying
number of fish killed
Number
of
reports
22
27
38
49
63
76
102
123
93
69
21
20
703
Number
of
fish
1.866,525
179,565
1,146,554
100,270
8,025,802
421,135
11,278,822
8,546,878
4,951,159
409,801
833,020
54,968
37,814,499
Ashton  Reservoir, Idaho  (50 days), and
the Kennebec  River  at Augusta, Maine
(60 days).  The decrease  in duration  in
1973 reverses an increasing  trend started
in 1965, with the exception of 1967.
  The severity of a fish kill is reported  as
"complete",  "heavy",  "moderate",  or
"light" (Table 8). Ninety three "complete"
kills were reported,  averaging  6,820 fish
per report. "Heavy" kills  averaging  9,540
fish were reported on 207 occasions. "Mod-
erate" kills were reported on 144 occasions,
averaging 4,922 fish per kill. "Light" kills
were reported on 160 occasions, averaging
837 fish  per kill. Table 8 also indicates the
average duration  of  fish kills by severity
of kill, as well as the number  and per-
centage of fish  kill reports given jointly for
severity  of  kill  and  major  source  of
pollution.
                                                                                   Pollution-Causing
                                                                                   Operations...
                                                                                     In 1973,  pollution from industrial opera-
                                                                                   tions ranked first with 196 reports (Figure
                                                                                   2). In 1972, pollution from industrial opera-
                                                                                   tions also ranked first,  with 189 reports.
                                                                                   This comparison indicates a small increase
                                                                                   of reported incidents (7 reports), or less
                                                                                   than a 4 percent change between the two
                                                                                   reporting years. Industrial operations has
                                                                                   consistently led all other  major pollution
                                                                                   source operations in every one of the 14
                                                                                   years of the reporting system.
                                                                                     In 1973, pollution from agricultural opera-
                                                                                   tions ranked   second  with  161  reports
                                                                                   (Figure 2). In 1972, pollution from municipal

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operations ranked second in the number
of  reports  (167).   Municipal  operations
include electric power generating stations.
  In 1973,  pollution from municipal opera-
tions ranked third with 145 reports (Figure
2).  In  1972,  pollution  from  agricultural
operations ranked third, with 113 reports.
  In  1973,  pollution from  transportation
operations ranked fourth with 65  reports
(Figure 2). In 1972,  pollution from  "other
operations" ranked fourth  in the number
of reports (72).
  In 1973,  pollution  from other operations
ranked  fifth, and  last,  with 56  reports
(Figure 2).  In 1972, pollution  from trans-
portation  operations ranked fifth  with 56
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 natural causes. In  many cases an
 FIGURE 2- Number of Fish Kill Reports by Ma|or Pollution

 Source Operation (Total 748)
OF THE FIVE MAJOR SOURCES OF POLLUTION,
INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS LED IN THE NUM-
BER OF REPORTED INCIDENTS IN 1973 ...
... with agricultural operations in second place.
Figure 2 shows the  number of reported  fish
kill incidents for each pollution source opera-
tion.  The  unknown category  (unidentified
pollution sources) has been added to show the
distribution  of total reported incidents.  Kills
from natural causes were not included.
AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL MUNICIPAL  TRANS-   OTHER   UNKNOWN
                    PORTATION  OPERATIONS
                                                               Pollution Source Operations
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, 1973
Severity of kill
Complete kill
Heavy kill
Moderate kill
Light kill
Not stated
Total
Number
of
reports
95
207
144
162
141
749
Average
kill"
6,820
9,540
4,922
837
5,856
5,527
Duration of Kill
No.
77
164
98
96
8
443
Average
(days)'
2.5
2.8
1.8
3.7
2.3
2.7
Agricultural
No.
29
60
27
18
27
161
Percent
18
37
17
11
17
100
Industrial
No.
26
49
42
42
37
196
Percent
13
25
22
21
19
100
Municipal
No.
12
39
30
29
36
146
Percent
8
27
20
20
25
100
Transportation
No.
15
15
11
11
13
65
Percent
23
23
17
17
20
100
Other Operations
No.
8
15
12
18
3
56
Percent
14
27
22
32
5
100
Unknown
No.
5
29
22
44
25
125
Percent
4
23
18
35
20
100
* Includes all fish killed as reported plus an allowance computed for reports which did not indicate the number of fish that died.
** Derived after excluding 25 reports of 100,000 kills or more.

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                       FIGURE 3—NwnbwofFiih Kill Reports by Detailed Source of Pollution
SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
UNDER  MUNICIPAL
OPERATIONS ...
... led all other indi-
vidual sources of pol-
lution in the number of
reported  fish kill inci-
dents. Figure 3 shows
the   number  of  re-
ported incidents for
each individual pollu-
tion source.
AGRICULTURAL
   (161)
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                                                                          OF THE FIVE MAJOR SOURCES OF POLLUTION,
                                                                          MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS LED IN THE NUM-
                                                                          BER OF FISH REPORTED KILLED ...
                                                                          ... with agricultural operations in second place.
                                                                          Rgure 4 shows  the number  of fish reported
                                                                          killed by each pollution source operation. Due
                                                                          to the large number of fish  kill incidents by
                                                                          unidentifiable pollution sources, the unknown
                                                                          category has been added to this graph. In 1973,
                                                                          the number of fish killed by unknown sources
                                                                          was over twice the number killed by the leading
                                                                          identifiable pollution  source.
                                                                        FIGURE 4- Reported Number of Fish Killed by Major Pollution Source Operation
                                                                      20.000.000



                                                                      10,000.000
INDUSTRIAL
  (196)
MUNICIPAL
 (145)
TRANSPORTATION
    (65)
                                                   Source or Pollution
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 1973, pollution from unknown opera-
tions  was  responsible  for  125  reports
(Figure 2).  The  source of pollution  was
unidentified for approximately  17  percent
of all  reports received.  In  1972, pollution
from unknown operations was responsible
for 163 reports; the source of pollution was
unidentifiable in approximately 21  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 pollu-
                      tion source operations.
                        Figure 4 summarizes the number of fish
                      reported  killed  by  each  major pollution
                      source operation.  Municipal  operations
                      ranked  first  (10.4  million),  followed  by
                      agricultural  operations (2.5 million),  in-
                      dustrial operations (1.8 million),  and trans-
                      portation operations (0.6 million). Figure 5
                      summarizes the  number  of  fish reported
                      killed  by each detailed  pollution  source
                      operation.


2.464,826





1,793.872




10.385.607







565,453




GRICULTURAl INDUSTRIAL MUNICIPAL TRANS-
PORTATION
348.275



OTHER
22.256.464





UNKNOWN
9

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30.000,000
10.000.000
        FIGURE 5—Reported Number of Fish Killed by Detailed Pollution Source Operation
 1.000.000
  100,000
   10.000
    1.000
                                                 300
         Agricultural
         2,464,828
Industrial
1,793.872
 Municipal
10,385,607
Transportation
  565,453
 Other
Operations
 348,275
 Unknown
22,256,464
          OF THE TWENTY-ONE DETAILED SOURCES OF
          POLLUTION ...
          ... sewerage systems operations was the lead-
          ing  killer of fish  in 1973 according to State
          reports. Figure 5 shows how many fish were
          killed by each kind of pollution source.
                                                                                         Regional  Data...
            Table   9  summarizes  the  reported
          number of pollution-caused fish kill  inci-
          dents and  pollution  source operations
          within  each  Environmental   Protection
          Agency Region. This table permits a com-
          parison of the  frequency of reported in-
          cidents in different  sections of the  U.S.
          due to different pollution sources. Figures
          6  through  15  and  bar  charts  for  each
          Environmental Protection Agency Region.
          These charts indicate the  percent of re-
          ported 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 1973,  pesticides  in  Region  IV  (34
reports) was the most frequently reported
individual source of  pollution  under agri-
cultural operations for any of the ten re-
gions.  In  1972, manure-silage drainage in
Region VII (18 reports) was reported  most
frequently for  all  regions.
  In 1973, pesticides  were responsible for
6 reported incidents in Region 1,24 reported
incidents  in Region  VI,  and  7 reported
incidents  in Region IX, making it also the
leading agricultural  source  of reported
fish kill incidents for all regions combined.
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    Table 9 summarizes the number of reported
    pollution-caused fish kill incidents by individual
    source of pollution for each EPA region. Region
    VIII reported the smallest number of fish kill
    incidents (12 reports) while Region V (171 re-
    ports) led in the number of reported incidents.
In 1972, pesticides were also the  leading
agricultural  source of reported  incidents
for all regions combined.  Manure-silage
drainage was the second most frequently
reported  pollution  source  (52  reports).
Almost half of  these reports (22) came
from Region V.
  In 1973, fertilizers were reported as the
pollution source in 18 fish  kill  incidents
from Regions  II, IV, V, VII,  IX, and X, but
represented only 11  percent of  the agri-
cultural operations total. In  1972,  fertilizers
were the  pollution source  reported  in  10
fish kill incidents  from  Regions III,  V,
VII, and VIII,  but  represented  only  8.8
percent  of  the   total   for  agricultural
operations.
  The total number of reported  pollution-
caused fish kill incidents from agricultural
operations increased from 113  reported
incidents in 1972 to 161 in 1973, a difference
of 48 reported incidents.  Pesticides, with
an increase of 31 reports, were responsible
for 65 percent of the increase.


Municipal Operations

  In 1973, sewerage systems in all  regions
was the most frequently  reported  indi-
vidual source of pollution  under municipal
operations, totalling 115 reported fish  kill
incidents.  Regions  IV,  V,   VI,  and  VIII
accounted for 89 reported  incidents,  or
61 percent of all pollution-caused  fish  kill
incidents    resulting   from   municipal
operations.
TABLE 9— Number of Fish Kill Reports by Source of Pollution Within EPA Regions, 1973
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
Refuse disposal.. .
Water systems ..
Swimming pool. . . .
Power 	
Subtotal
Transportation:
Rail 	
Truck
Barge or boat 	
Pipeline
Subtotal
Other Ope rations:. .
Unknown: 	
Total: 	

EPA Regions
1
6
1
7
2
1
2
5
1
1
0
5
5
23
n
3
1
2
6
1
6
5
1
2
3
18
6
3
2
1
5
17
1
8
9
7
17
74
III
2
4
6
5
1
2
10
11
5
1
17
52
9
2
1
12
7
9
16
8
4
98
IV
34
3
8
45
2
4
4
7
4
8
29
29
2
1
32
1
3
1
5
16
29
156
V
4
5
22
31
6
4
1
5
6
4
1
15
42
36
2
4
42
2
4
11
17
5
34
171
VI
24
5
29
1
1
4
6
12
11
1
12
1
1
4
6
3
9
71
VII
4
2
5
11
3
1
3
1
2
10
12
1
13
1
3
2
6
2
6
48
VIII
3
3

1
1
3
1
4
0
1
3
12
IX
7
1
1
9
5
1
1

3
10
6
4
10
1
1
2
3
9
43
X
4
6
4
14
1
1
3
2
1
2
7
17
2
1
3
4
4
6
9
53
Total
91
18
52
161
23
19
11
39
30
15
3
56
196
115
6
10
2
13
146
5
31
2
27
65
56
125
749
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
                                                                                                                                11

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  In 1972, sewerage systems was also the
most frequently reported pollution source,
totalling 131 reported pollution-caused fish
kill  incidents. Regions  III, IV, V and  VI
accounted  for  99  reported  incidents,  or
76 percent  of all reported incidents.
  In 1973,  the  total  number of reported
pollution-caused  fish  kill incidents for
sewerage systems was 115 incidents, while
the 1972 total was 131 incidents, a 12 per-
cent  decrease. Significant  changes oc-
curred in   Regions  II, III, and VI, where
the  number of  reported incidents de-
creased from 48 incidents  in  1972 to 26
incidents in 1973,  reflecting a 54 percent
change.


Industrial  Operations

  In 1973, industrial operations accounted
for more pollution-caused fish kill incidents
(196) than any other pollution source opera-
tion, an increase of 7 reported incidents
from the 189 incidents reported in 1972, less
than a 4 percent change.
  In 1973,  chemicals and  petroleum in
Region III  (10 and 11 reports respectively)
were the  most frequently reported indi-
vidual  sources  of  pollution  under indus-
trial operations for any given region, and
chemicals  (39  reports)  was  the  most
frequently  reported  individual source  of
pollution for all  regions combined.
  In  1972,  petroleum  in  Region  III  (14
reports) was the most frequently reported
individual source of pollution under indus-
trial operations  for any given region.


Transportation Operations

  In  1973,  transportation  operations  (65
reports for all regions) had the smallest
number  of reported fish kill incidents of
any  major  pollution  source  operation.
The  11  reported  incidents for pipeline
from  Region V represented the  largest
number  of reports for any  single  source
of pollution within the transportation oper-
ations category, or 17 percent of the total
reports.  Truck  operations,  an  individual
source  of   pollution,  accounted  for  48
percent of the total incidents for all regions
under transportation operations.
  In  1972,  transportation  operations  (56
reports  for  all regions)  also  had  the
smallest number  of  reported  fish  kill
incidents  of  any major  pollution  source
operations. Truck operations, under this
category,  accounted for 28  reported in-
cidents, or 50 percent of the total.


Other Operations

  Other operations are  a  general category
for those  identifiable sources of pollution
which do not fall under the other four
categories.
  In  1973,  Region IV, with 16 reported fish
kill incidents accounted for 29 percent of
the total 56 reported incidents caused by
pollution from other operations. In 1972,
16 fish kill incidents were reported under
Region III: these 16 incidents represented
22 percent of the total 72 fish  kill incidents
reported  under the  other  operations
category.
  The decrease  in reported  incidents (16
reports) for other operations  from  1972 to
1973  is highlighted by the 77 percent drop
in Region VI (from 13 to 3 reports), and the
64 percent drop in  Region V (from 14 to
5 reports). Region IV, however, showed a
300  percent  increase  (4  to  16 reports)
from 1972 to 1973.
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                                                                           6) with 26 percent of the total number of reported fish
                                                                           kill  incidents  in  the region. These percentages are
                                                                           based on 23 fish  kill reports in Region I.
                                     MUNICIPAL   TRANSPORTATION   OTHER  UNKNOWN
                                      (4.4%)       (0.0%)     OPERATIONS (21 7%)
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IN 1973, "TRUCK"  LED IN REGION II  ...
... among  individual  sources  of pollution (Figure
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fish  kill incidents  in this region,  while pollutants
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reported total. These percentages are based  on 74
fish kill reports in Region II.
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                                                                                   (12.2%)   OPERATIONS (23.0%)
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                                                                             8) with 11.2 percent of  the total number of reported
                                                                             fish  kill  incidents in this region,  while  "chemicals"
                                                                             was  second with 10 percent of the reported  total.
                                                                             These percentages are  based on 98 fish  kill reports in
                                                                             Region III.
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                                                                                                              9) with 21.8 percent of the total  number of reported
                                                                                                              fish  kill  incidents  in this region, while "sewerage
                                                                                                              systems" was second with 18.5 percent of the reported
                                                                                                              total. These percentages are  based  on 156  reports
                                                                                                              in Region IV.
                                                                                    RANSPORTATION  OTHER  UNKNOWN
                                                                                       (32%)   OPERATIONS (186%)
                                                                                              ((0 3%)
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                                           fish kill incidents in this region, while "manure-silage
                                           drainage"  was second  with  12.9  percent of the re-
                                           ported total. These  percentages are based on 171
                                           reports in Region V.
                                                TRANSPORTATION OTHER  UNKNOWN
                                                   (9.9%)   OPERATIONS (199%)
                                                           (3.0%)
                          Source °* Pollution
                                    : 11—Pollution-Caused Fish Kills in Region VI

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                                                                             ...  among individual sources of  pollution  (Figure
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                                                                             fish  kill  incidents in  this  region,  while "sewerage
                                                                             systems" was second with 15.5 percent of the reported
                                                                             total. These percentages are based on 71 reports in
                                                                             Region VI.
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                                                                             fish kill  incidents in this region, while "manure-silage
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                                       FIGURE 13—Pollution-Caused Fish Kills In Region VIII
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                                                                                                             IN 1973, "PESTICIDES" AND "SEWERAGE SYSTEMS"
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                                                                                                             13) with 25 percent each of the total number of reported
                                                                                                             fish  kill incidents in the region. These  percentages
                                                                                                             are based on 12 reports in Region VIII.
                                                                Source of Pollutwn
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FIGURE 14—Pollution-CauMd Fish Kills in Region IX

Soura Ot fttoMon bj Percent of Total ftectonel Report* 
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Table 10 lists the 624 reported fish kills for which  the
pollution-source was specified. Tabular heading informa-
tion 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 10—Report of Fish Kills, 1973—Cause Identified
Body of water
ALABAMA
Short Creek 	
Neely Hery Resvr
Weiss Reservoir
Lt Nose-Weiss Re . .
Weiss Reservoir. . . .
Weiss Reservoir 	
Mud Cr 	
Bay Springs 	
Lt Nose Embaymnt
Unnamed Stream 	
Unnamed Stream
Pickwck Reservr . .
Lt Wills Cr .
Spring Cr 	
Wheeler Reservr 	
Lt Wills Cr
Alabama R . . .
Blk Warrior Slough .
Black Warrior R 	
Big Springs Cr.
Wheeler Reservr 	
Wheeler Reservr 	
Thiobol Pond 	
Big Springs Cr
Three Mile Cr 	
Lafitte Bay 	
Dog R 	
Dog R 	
Dog R 	
Shell Bayou 	
Mobile R 	
Catoma Cr 	
Catoma Cr 	
Wheeler Nat Wlr. .
Swan Cr 	
Baker Cr Embaymt. .
Norton Cr 	
Blk Warrior R 	
Black Warrior R 	
Locust Fork 	
Locust Fk-Blk W.
ALASKA
Sitka Sound 	
ARKANSAS
Canal-Grand Lake 	
Canal 43 	
CALIFORNIA
Anderson Cr 	
Private Pond 	
Calif-Best Ca 	
Camanche Res 	
Mokelumne R 	
Mokelumne R 	
Dry Cr Ca 	
Wilson Cr 	
Lake Hennessey 	
Sunbeam Lake. .
Mud Slough 	
Mud Slough 	
Behia-Bel Marin 	
Napa R 	
Estes West Drain 	
Estes West Drain. .
Pinole Cr 	
Oregon Gulch 	
Little Squaw Cr. .
Dry Cr 	
Encina High Pond 	
Nature Pond 	
Walthal Slough 	
Walthal Slough 	
San Rafael Canal 	
Stockton Pt Slip 	
Volta Wasteway 	
Volta Wasteway 	
Broaddus Cr 	
Bard Drain Ca 	
COLORADO
Pond 	
Surface Cr 	
City or town

Birmingport
Calhoun
Centre
Centre
Centre
Centre
Cherokee
Cherokee
Cherokee
Chickasaw
Chickasaw
Colbert Co
Coliinsvilfe
Courtland
Courtland
Dekalb Co
Elmore
Greensboro
Greensboro
Guntersville
Limestone Co
Limestone Co
Madison
Marshall
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Montgomery
Montgomery
Mooresville
Mooresville
Morgan Co
Saraland
Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa
Walker Co
West Jefferson

Sitka

Eudora
McGehee

Anderson
Auburn
Brawley
Campo Seco
Clements
Clements
Fresno
Glenn Co
Napa
Imperial Co
Los Banos
Los Banos
Novato
Oakville
Palo Verde
Palo Verde
Pinole
Redding
Redding
Roseville
Sacramento
Sacramento
San Joaquin Co
San Joaquin Co
San Rafael
Stockton
Volta
Volta
Willits
Winterhaven

Boulder
Cedaredge Hatch
Date

7 16 73
9 14 73
8 24 73
8 27 73
8 13 73
8 09 73
8 08 73
8 13 73
8 24 73
4 18 73
4 18 73
8 13 73
1 04 73
9 28 73
9 13 73
7 06 73
10 16 73
8 24 73
8 20 73
9 06 73
8 02 73
7 28 73
8 15 73
9 06 73
8 08 73
9 20 73
9 13 73
9 12 73
9 03 73
5 04 73
8 14 73
7 24 73
7 23 73
7 28 73
7 26 73
1 01 73
10 03 73
10 30 73
3 09 73
3 10 73
8 14 73

1 16 73

7 28 73
10 07 73

3 15 73
6 10 73
9 13 73
4 09 73
2 16 73
1 20 73
10 12 73
7 17 73
4 12 73
3 16 73
12 19 73
12 19 73
5 18 73
7 26 73
6 15 73
6 15 73
4 17 73
3 02 73
5 11 73
8 30 73
12 20 73
12 21 73
12 03 73
2 02 73
5 17 73
7 21 73
5 11 73
5 11 73
5 07 73
11 06 73

2 28 73
4 22 73
Cause1
see code
page 25

21
50
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
28
44
11
13
11
11
28
50
11
11
50
11
11
50
11
50
50
50
31
31
23
23
11
11
11
11
24
31
23
25
25
35

28

11
11

28
28
11
21
21
21
22
11
33
11
31
31
31
11
11
11
42
33
21
28
33
33
13
50
50
43
31
31
24
11

28
11
Type of
fish killed
game

60

V
7
51
33
30
60
7
99
99
24
5

13
50

66 " '
70
64

60
23
72
5


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98
81
24
5
100
15
32
37
44



20
25

7
100
20
83
100
100
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100


100
2


20
25
100

"75"


65' "
100
95
99
99
70
100

20
56
game

40

93
93
49
67
70
40
93
1
1
76
95
100
87
50

" 44"'
30
36

40
77
28
95
100
100
99
100
27
99

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19
76
95

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68
63
56



80
75

93

80
17


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100
70

" 100 '"
100

98
100
100
80
75

100
25
100
100
35

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99
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Estimated
fish killed

2,010

82.243
43,573
49.264
29.034
29,034
49,264
82.243
634
634
7.570
15.282
120
3.397
15,282
15,622
7,474
16.968
2.142
54.799
13.364
7,570
2.142
268
30
250.344
250,000
63.000
15
268
177
209
13.364
54.799
244
2,423
198
800
800
67,938



750
200

700
550
12.755
6
900
32,823
19,000
300
2,000
6 500
500
500
300
1.000
5,000
5,000
350
130
100
250
75
150
13.000
1,400
50
410
1,500
1,500
5,000
2,000

200
450
Severity *
see
code
page 25

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2
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3
3
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3
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2
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3
4
4
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3
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4
4
4
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2
4
3
2
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2
2
2
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2
2
2
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2
2
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3
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2
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page 25

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CONNECTICUT
W Br Bantam R
Shenlpsit La
No Name 	
Stratton Brook 	
E Br Nangatuck R 	
Steele Brook 	
DELAWARE
Delaware R 	
FLORIDA
El Rio Ca .

Old Tank Lake 	
Lake Marie 	
L-28 Intrcptr Ca 	
L-28 Inter Canal 	
Georges Pd 	
ClarkesCr 	
Lake Kissimmee 	
Crystal La 	
Taylor Cr 	
Lake Tyler 	
Lt La Fairview 	
New R 	



La Shipp & Lulu 	
Lake Hartridge 	
GEORGIA
Bob & John Hayes 	
Casey Goodwin Pd 	
C Willis Pond 	
Mitchell Suber 	
E R Rays Pond 	
Pope Williams 	
M Mclendons Pd 	
Merlan Williams 	
Merlan Williams 	
Rev D Halstead 	
L D Hand Pond 	
WVHudsonsPond 	
Bay Gall Cr 	
Henry Shealy Pd 	
Oquina Cr 	
HAWAII
Kumumau Canal 	
Waikomo Stream 	
IDAHO
Ashton Reservoir 	
Conant Cr 	
Benewah Cr 	
Loggers Cr 	
Lt Canyon Cr 	
Big Cr 	
ILLINOIS

1 mpndmt Chouteau 	
Spring Cr-Kank R 	
N Martinton Dtch 	
Trib Sugar Cr
Otter Cr
Panther Cr 	
Exline 	
Asa Cr 	
Mid Fk Big Muddy
INDIANA
White Lick Cr 	
Bower Cr 	
Snail Cr 	
Lt Indian Cr 	
Salt Cr
Polywog Cr 	
Lt Graham Cr 	
Studebark Ditch 	
Big Walnut Cr 	
Walnut Cr 	
IOWA
Mud Cr 	
Staff Cr
Mississippi R 	
Maus Park Pd 	
KANSAS
Neosho R 	
Santa Fe Lake 	
Neosho R 	
Old Sinclair Pd
Arkansas R 	
Norfolk
Rockville
Shelton
Simsbury
Torrington
Watertown
Delaware City
Boca Raton
Cocoa
Dade City
Debary
Ft Lauderdale
Ft Lauderdale
Gainsville
Green Cove Sprs
Gretna
Lake Wales
Lake Wales
Okeechobee
Orlando
Orlando
Raiford
Tarpon Springs
Tavernier
Thonotosassa
W Disney World
Winter Haven
Winter Haven
Albany
Americus
Bluffton
Butler
Coolidge
Cordele
Crisp Co
Edison
Ellaville
Ellaville
Gainesville
Grady Co
Pelham
Pinehurst
Portal
Shellman
Thomasville
Hickam AFB
Koloa
Ashton
Ashton
Benewah
Boise
Ca Id well
Glenns Ferry
Kellogg
Burlington
Farmersville
Granite City
Kankakee
Martinton
Milford
Otterville
Roanoke
St George
Sullivan
West Frankfort
Brownsburg
Colfax
Fountaintown
Lawrence
Nashville
New Lancaster
New Marion
Shideler
Upland
Warsaw
Alvord
Chester
Dubuque
Dubuque
Chanute
Chanute
Chanute
Thrall
Wichita
8 2873
8 23 73
7 23 73
6 21 73
8 13 73
808 73
9 27 73
9 22 73
7 13 73
1 04 73
7 11 73
10 01 73
10 08 73
9 12 73
5 14 73
1 01 73
601 73
9 12 73
62573
6-73
7 23 73
4 24 73
9 1573
12 03 73
6 06 73
4 25 73
5 11 73
9 13 75
806 73
1 29 73
8 10 73
7 06 73
9 15 73
7 06 73
7 2673
7 27 73
9 17 73
8 18 73
3 10 73
6 01 73
601 73
828 73
8 21 73
2 22 73
8 31 73
12 13 73
3 02 73
2 04 73
8 07 73
8 11 73
7 25 73
3 14 73
3 29 73
7 18 73
12 12 73
9 27 73
5 04 73
3 10 73
8 22 73
8 23 73
10 03 73
8 2673
8 29 73
10 25 73
10 23 73
7 15,73
6 28 73
9 28 73
4 29 73
9 2073
10 01 73
603 73
9 19 73
9 30 73
7 20 73
10 01 73
7 0573
8 31 73
5 09 73
8 10 73
7 0873
12 11 73
4 2673
7 17 73
50
50
50
11
28
50
25
31
33
22
28
28
50
12
21
41
31
31
50
28
11
13
31
31
31
33
31
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
31
11
11
11
42
12
22
50
12
42
12
28
11
12
12
21
41
21
32
44
12
13
13
13
12
12
21
31
42
13
12
31
22
13
13
13
26
50
13
31
31
44
41
42
44
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100
5
100


80
100

56
60
85
100
100
75
11
100
25
95
99
75
80

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90
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71
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9
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20
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10
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60
20
10
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10
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10
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95
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10
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98
98
100
100
37
91
35
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93
59
99
92
90
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98
92
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67
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20
100
30
300
3,000
20
20
550
50
7,500
100

640
2,000
1,000
1,000
4,600
175
3,156
1,000
1,600
1,500
200
200

3,000

5,000
424
113
1,210


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350
50
900
3,500
197

300
700
2,000
10
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4,000
1,000
1,000
2,220
108
3,267
4,027
406
34.963
8,312
88,348
4,544
6,664
14,355
47,069
5.156
7,844
200
300
4,272
100
5,000
280
800
25
	 6 666
30,000
150
2,000
118,000
100
100
1
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3
1
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1
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3
4
3
3
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4
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3
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3
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4
4
1
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4
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IM
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3A
1A
IM
IM
30A
5M
10A
200A
8A
8M
35A
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2M
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1A
4A
10A
4A
2A
ISA
2A
2A
3A
3A
3A
10A
3A
10A
1A
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IM
2M
IM
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2M
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3M
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3M
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TABLE 10-Report of Fish Kills, 1973—Cause Identified—Continued


KENTUCKY
Cox Cr 	
Long Lake Cr 	
Fleming Cr 	
Sinking Cr 	
St Asaph Cr . . .
Dry Fork 	
LOUISIANA
Bayou Manehac.
Monte Santo Bayu 	
Catfish Bayou 	
Panama Canal 	
Long Lake
New River
New R 	
New R 	
New River 	
Caney Cr 	
Bayou Desiard 	
Bayou Breaux 	
Cross Bayou 	
SecSTlTN R3E..
Toney Bayou 	
White Castle Ca 	
MAINE
Kennebec River. . .
N Br Whitney Br
Dead Stream 	
Unnamed Brook 	
Youngs Brook 	
MARYLAND
Bynum Run 	
Unnamed Pond 	
Stream-Gunpowder
Stoney Cr 	
Bear Cr 	
Old Road Bay 	
Jones Cr 	
Bear Cr 	
MASSACHUSETTS
Norton Reservoir. . .
MICHIGAN
Bean Cr 	
Clam R 	
Maple R 	
MISSISSIPPI
Bay of St Louis 	
Pearl R 	
Luxapalila R 	
Tallabouge Cr 	
Tombigbee R 	
Mississippi R 	
Hennesseys Bayou 	
Otuckalofa Cr 	
MISSOURI
E Fk S Grand R 	
Vest Pond 	
Beeler Cr 	
Chance Pond 	
Goodwater Cr 	
Cedar Cr 	
Hudson Pond 	
Walker Lake 	
Yarnell Cr 	
Big Cr 	
Ditch #6 	
E Fk Chariton R 	
Stouts Cr 	
N Fk Salt R 	
Steer Cr 	
Willard Pond 	
Noix Cr Slough 	
Harwood Pond 	
Montrose Lake 	
Belleau Cr 	
Pond Cr 	
North Dry Sac Cr 	
Mattese Cr 	
Gravois Cr 	
McKinley La 	
Woehr Pond 	
Postoak Cr 	
MONTANA
Blacktail Cr 	
Blacktail Deer C 	
Jocko R Irrig Ca 	



Bardstown
Clermont
Flemjngsburg
Somerset
Stanford
Webbville

Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge
Bayou Sorrel
Burnside
Columbia
Geismar
Geismar
Geismar
Gonzales
Leesville
Monroe
St. Gabriel
Shreveport
West Monroe
West Monroe
White Castle

Augusta
Bridgewater
Monticelto
Presque Isle
Westfield

Bel Air
Crofton
Joppatowne
Severna Park
Sparrows Point
Sparrows Point
Sparrows Point
Sparrows Point

Norton

Addison
Cadillac
Ovid

Bay St Louis
Byram
Columbus
Forrest
Fulton
Natchez
Vicksburg
Water Valley

Belton
Buffalo
Cabool
Centralia
Centralia
Columbia
Dunnegan
El Dorado Spgs
Fenton
Glover
Hayti
Huntsville
Ironton
Kirksville
Kirksville
.ebanon
-ouisiana
Maysville
Vlontrose
Ofallon
Republic
Sacville
St Louis
St Louis
Jnionville
Wardsville
Wacrensburg

Butte
Dillon
Ravalli
Date


10 02 73
9 07 73
9 08 73
8 10 73
9 14 73
6 15 73

2 26 73
2 13 73
8 22 73
8 21 73
8 23 73
9 10 73
4 23 73
3 29 73
3 02 73
1 14 73
8 04 73
6 15 73
3 29 73
4 03 73
6 04 73
8 21 73

7 30 73
8 13 73
8 09 73
6 30 73
8 28 73

12 - 73
11 12 73
8 16 73
9 07 73
7 04 73
3 30 73
4 19 73
5 17 73

2 01 73

9 03 73
5 30 73
9 03 73

7 26 73
5 18 73
10 02 73
4 17 73
8 14 73
4 12 73
5 04 73
10 01 73

8 09 73
3 23 73
5 25 73
7 20 73
6-28 73
8 15 73
7 30 73
3 25 73
8 28 73
8-73
8 13 73
9 03 73
9 04 73
6 29 73
10 27 73
7 25 73
10 06 73
5 26 73
4 20 73
8 28 73
8 15 73
1 26 73
11 02 73
9 05 73
7 17 73
7 05 73
809 73

7 14 73
7 11 73
7 03 73
Cause1
page 25

13
50
31
25
31
13

42
25
43
11
11
24
44
24
25
25
11
44
32
31
23
11

31
11
11
11
11

42
50
28
28
26
26
26
26

50

50
31
42

31
31
31
28
11
23
31
11

31
42
24
11
26
21
11
24
31
26
11
21
31
31
31
24
25
12
35
31 '
11
42
21
31
12
13
31

34
11
11
Typ
fish I
Percent
game

50
60
4
'"io""
25

50

'"25"'
25
18
25
75
25
75
90
90
50
1
20
90
10

99
100
100
90
100


•95 '

50"
1

93"
1




100


10
10
40
100
50

20"
50


"ioo"
8
100

17'"
80
100


'"84""


""5""

100

"ioo"
81
100

5


"ido""
100
23

100
25
86
eof
illed
Percent
non-
game

50
40
96
100
90
75

50
100
75
75
82
75
25
75
25
10
10
50
99
80
10
90

1


' "io""


100
5
100
50
99
100
7
99

100





90
90
60

50
100
80
50



92


""83""
20



" ie'"


• •• 95- ••


"160"

19


95
100



'"77" '"


"75"'
14
Percent
Kill with
commercial
value


i




60

25 	
2

io
5




	 5" '














10
99
100
86
99














































Estimated
fish killed

10.748
1.371
1,014
5.232
10,405
18

7.500
1.000
12.500
1.500
341.000
30.000
8 500
7 500
3.500

	 8.897
7 500
50
1 000
2.000
300

50
850

	 500
1.000

25,850
2 000
4.000
3 000
125 000
30.000
31.727
45,838

40

20 000
200
9,048

5,000
1,800
3 500
100
8,000
3,000
250,000
2,500

110
950
1,434
300
100
39,409
75
4 160
50

	 6,'42'6


	 3,000
90
5 000
20
4,485
1,350
100
400
2,852
1,000

	 300
1,408
42,925

100
3 000
700
Severity1
code
page 25

2
2
1
2
2
3

3
4
1
1
2
2
1
4
4
4
3
1
4
4
3
3

2
1
2
1
2

3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3

4

1
3
1

2
3
2
4
1
3
1
3

4
2
4
4
4
1
4
1
4
2
2
3
3
2
4
1
1
1
3
4
2
3
2
3
4
1


2
1
1
Estimated
miles or
acres
affected'
page 25

3M
2M
IM
3M
2M
IM

2M
IM
5M
5M
240A
20M
18M
9M
10M
IM
IM
6M
IM
1A
1A
IM

IM
IM
2M
IM
2M

2M
2A
IM
2A
228A
6A
15A
40A

1A


IM
17M

10A
30M
4M
5M
8M
IM
1280 A
6M

IM
1A
5M
6A
4M
13M
1A
10A
2M
8M
4M
8M
IM
8M
IM
2A
1A
3A

	 2M
IM
3M
IM
IM
ISA
1A
5M

IM
3M
6M

Duration
Days Mrs.

2
1
2
1
2
1


'.'. 12
24

'2 '.'.
4
12

'3 '.'.
I
2
1
1
12



60


1 '


2
10
2
3
1
3
1
12

1


3 .


1
2
1
1
3

'5 "
8

1
1

i

6 '.'.

i
i




2 '.'.

i . .

'i '.'.


2
'.'. 2
1


'i
2 "

2
3
9

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NEBRASKA
Spring Cr 	
Spring Cr 	
Unnamed Ditch 	
Mill Cr

NEVADA
Carson R 	
E Fk Owyhee R 	
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Cocheco R 	
Nashua R 	
Piscataquog 	
Ashuelot R 	
NEW JERSEY
Pequannock R 	
Cooper R 	
Rahway R 	
Goose Cr 	
Cedar Creek 	
Millstone R 	
Private Pond 	
Trout Brook 	

Linkos Farm Pd 	
Cooper R 	
Oyster Cr 	
Oyster Cr 	
Oyster Cr 	
Prostak Pond 	
Kingsland Cr 	
Bound Brook 	
Bedens Brook 	
Nichols Pond 	
Harrys Brook 	
Shongum Lake 	
Black R 	
Ross Brook 	
Daleys Pond 	
Oyster Cr 	
Stony Brook 	

Bee Meadows Pd 	
NEW YORK
Canajoharie Cr 	
Sucker Brook 	
Kaaterskill Cr 	
Tribs-Yawger Cr 	
Brockport Cr 	
Trout Brook La 	
Deer R 	
Guest ward Ho Pd 	
Cattaraugus Cr 	
Wallkill R 	
Greenwood La 	
Neil Cr 	

English Brook 	
Little Inlet 	
Cherry Valley Cr 	


Idleport Cr-Trib 	
Genesee R 	
Sub Tr Putnam Br 	
Skaneateles Cr 	
Mill Cr &Tribs 	
Mill Cr &Tribs 	
Shrub Oak Brook 	
NORTH CAROLINA
Lake Julian 	
Trib Roanoke R 	
Moir Branch 	
Beaverdam Cr 	
Trout Hatchery 	
Hyco Lake 	
Lake Rhodhiss 	
Lake Junaluska 	
NORTH DAKOTA
Mouse R 	
OHIO
Lost Cr 	
Ottawa R 	
Lost Cr 	
Ashtabula R 	
Trib Grand R 	
4 Mile Cr 	
Miami-Erie Canal 	
OwlCr 	

Deshler
Deshler
Fremont

Minden
Mountain City
Gonic
Hollis
New Boston
Swanzey
Butler
Cherry Hill
Cranford
Dover Two
E Rutherford
East Windsor
Elwood
Hackettstown

Hamilton Twp
Kirkwood
Lacey Twp
Lacey Twp
Lacey Twp
Lebanon
Lyndhurst
Middlesex
Montgomery Twp
Nutley
Princeton
Randolph Twp
Randolph Twp
Somerville
South River
Waretown
Washington Twp

Whippany
Canajoharie
Canandaigua
Catskill
Cayuga
Clarkson-Parma
Cold Spring
Copenhagen
Deposit
Five Corners
Goshen
Greenwood Lake
Haskinsville

Lake George
Mayville
Middlefield
Newfane
Niagara Falls
Oakfield
Rochester
Rome
Sennett
Skaneateles
Wadsworth
Webster
Webster
Yorktown
Asheville
Eden
Eden
Hillsboro
Newton Grove
Roaring Gap
Roxboro
Siler City
Valdese
Waynesville
Minot
Allen Co
Allen Co
Allen Co
Allen Co
Ashtabula Co
Ashtabula Co
Athens Co
Auglaize Co
Auglaize Co
3 05 73
5 27 73
5 27 73
4 01 73
3 02 73
1 18 73
8 11 73
7 11 73
7 23 73
8 -73
8 21 73
8 29 73
9 06 73
7 29 73
8 17 73
7 27 73
1 04 73
10 16 73
9 0673
1 08 73
8 11 73
3 23 73
10 20 73
8 09 73
2 21 73
2 18 73
2 16 73
6 16 73
6 21 73
10 04 73
4 30 73
9 28 73
1 25 73
6 08 73
2 02 73
4 16 73
8 26 73
1 10 73
9 05 73
5 26 73
8 20 73
7 25 73
8 02 73
8 12 73
5 28 73
7 01 73
6 02 73
7 27 73
6 09 73
10 04 73
4 17 73
3 13 73
7 31 73
5 02 73
8 06 73
7 23 73
9 15 73
8 17 73
4 18 73
8 25 73
7 08 73
7 30 73
4 26 73
11 29 73
10 17 73
6 18 73
5 09 73
5 26 73
9 04 73
6 22 73
5 16 73
5 13 73
10 28 73
12 07 73
5 01 73
7 17 73
10 19 73
3 09 73
6 23 73
1 15 73
9 29 73
9 25 73
8 26 73
6 07 73
7 29 73
9 19 73
3 10 73
5 02 73
9 17 73
13
31
31
22
13
13
31
21
27
24
11
24
21
22
42
50
42
42
31
50
50
50
1
35
35
31
24
32
24
24
42
50
42
42
50
35
50
25
34
22
22
11
41
24
33
22
11
13
32
28
42
26
33
22
13
31
24
22
11
31
32
42
26
12
28
28
31
50
31
31
11
13
50
50
31
50
50
31
44
31
44
42
28
13
28
31
13
100
31
31
53
98

100


67

50
10
10
25
"ioo""
20



""is""
••••46""
50
100
50
100
2
'5"
""5""
'"5""
'5'"
1
5
95""
1
1
1
1
1
25
1
1
	 2""
	 3'"
50
100
65
53
96
40









69
69
47
100
100
100
100
100
33
100
50
90
90
100
100
75
100
""so"'
100
100


'"166"'
100
85
100
100
100
60
50
100
100
"56""
98
100
95
100
100
95
100
95
100
95
99
95
100
5
95
99
99
99
99
100
99
75
99
99
100
100
100
98
100
100
100
97
50
35
47
4
100
60
























100
100

100
"ioo 	

















358
17,332
17 332
12,650
18,267
5,000


200

100
50
1,000
150
10,000
300
300
1 200
30
35
1,000
200
1 300
5,000
112 000

450
100
5,000
100
50
500
100
100
100
300
500
1 230 000
100
400
200
1,000
2,000
5,000
8.000
500
50
1,000
1,000
200
2,000
250
4,000
25
2,000
200
5 000
1,000
300
10,000
3 000
1 000
15
1,500
2,000
500
500
2,000
300
400
140
140
412
75
2 000
7,000
4,161
361
1,854
106
10 539
93! 187
836
618
709
13,507
4,758
275
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
1
1
2
4
3
3
2
4
3
2
3
4
2

4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
4
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
2
4
2
1
2
4
3
4
	 2
2
4
4
2








2A
8M
8M
2M
3M
3M
IM
5M
2M
2M
2M
IM
2M
IM
4M
IM
2M
2M
7A
IM
5A
3M
IM
IM

IM
1A
IM
2M
2M
10A
IM
12A
IM
2M
5A
IM
2M
10A
IM
2M
2M
3M
4M
4A
. . _ . . .
3M
6M
1A
3M
3M
IM
IM
4M
8M
3M
6M
IM
2M
IM
IM
4M
2M
3M
3M
IM
20A
IM
12A
2M
4M
50A
5M
30A
4A
100M








3
1
1
2
10
2
2
12
2
7
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
36
1
1

1
8
1
2
1 '.'.
1
2
3
36
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
'i
2
'.'. 2
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
2
10
2
1
12
6
2
3 !
J2
3
15
1








See footnotes at end of table.

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to
10
                                TABLE 10—Report of Fish Kills, 1973—Cause Identified—Continued
Body of water
OHIO— Continued
Trib Ohio R 	
Captina Cr 	
Indian Cr 	
Lt Darby Cr 	
Wilson Cr 	
Dobbins Ditch 	
Sandusky R 	
Lt Scioto R 	
Olentangy R 	
Lost Cr 	
Tr Chippewa Cr 	
Ohio Canal 	
N FkStillwater 	
Prairie Cr 	
Trib Mill Cr 	
Kabler Run 	
Mills Cr 	
Hunter Run 	
Bad Cr 	
Al Cr 	
Al Cr 	
Al Cr 	
Sycamore Cr 	
Lye Cr 	
Trib Eagle Cr 	
N Br Blancriard R 	
Trib Blanchard R 	
Ottawa Cr 	
Grass Run 	
Taylor Cr 	
Taylor Cr 	
Liming Cr 	
Oberhaus Cr 	
Oberhaus Cr 	
Harpers Run Cr 	
Norwalk Cr 	
Schenck Cr 	
Lake Erie 	
Rocky R 	
Silver Cr 	
Ten Mile Cr 	
Trib Ottawa R 	
Ottawa R 	
Island Cr 	
Rocky River 	
Gr Miami R 	
Toms Run 	
Lily Cr 	
Bartlett Run 	
E Br Duck Cr 	
Buffalo Cr 	
Flat Rock Cr 	
Tr Turkey Run Cr 	
Chenowith Fk
Crooked Cr 	
Garrison Br 	
Prices Cr 	
Seven Mile Cr 	
Trib Cranberry 	
Jennings Cr 	
Plum Cr 	
Riley Cr 	
Trib Black Fk 	
McMurtrie Ditch 	
Lt Muddy Cr 	
Lick Run Cr 	
Wolf Cr 	
Indian Cr 	
Tr Nimrshellen 	
Tr Tuscarawas R 	
Congress La Out! 	
Springfield Lake 	
Cuyahoga R 	
Tr Lt Cuyahoga 	
Trib Mosquito Cr 	
Lt Yankee Cr 	
Tuscarawas R 	
Rocky Fk Cr 	
Lt Auglaize R 	
Trib Town Cr 	
Trib St Marys R 	
Lake Alma 	
Newman Run 	
Turtle Cr 	
Muddy Cr 	
Turtle Cr 	
Bear Cr 	
Paw Paw Cr 	
Leigh Run 	
Trib Duck Cr 	
Muddy Fork 	
City or town
Belmont Co
Belmont Co
Butler Co
Champaign Co
Clinton Co
Clinton Co
Crawford Co
Crawford Co
Crawford Co
Crawford Co
Crawford Co
Cuyahoga Co
Cuyahoga Co
Darke Co
Defiance Co
Delaware Co
Delaware Co
Erie Co
Fairfield Co
Fulton Co
Fulton Co
Fulton Co
Fulton Co
Hamilton Co
Hancock Co
Hancock Co
Hancock Co
Hancock Co
Hancock Co
Hancock Co
Hardin Co
Hardin Co
Hardin Co
Hardin Co
Hardin Co
Harrison Co
Henry Co
Henry Co
Hocking Co
Huron Co
Knox Co
Lake Co
Lorain
Lucas Co
Lucas Co
Lucas Co
Lucas Co
Mahoning Co
Medina Co
Miami Co
Montgomery Co
Montgomery Co
Musklngum Co
Noble Co
Noble Co
Paulding Co
Perry Co
Pike Co
Pike Co
Preble Co
Preble Co
Preble Co
Putnam Co
Putnam Co
Putnam Co
Putnam Co
Richland Co
Sandusky Co
Sandusky Co
Scioto Co
Seneca Co
Seneca Co
Stark Co
Stark Co
Stark Co
Summit Co
Summit Co
Summit Co
Trumbull Co
Trumbulf Co
Tuscarawas Co
Union Co
Van Wert Co
Van Wert Co
Van Wert Co
Vinton Co
Warren Co
Warren Co
Warren Co
Warren Co
Washington Co
Washington Co
Washington Co
Washington Co
Wayne
Date
4 19 73
8 19 73
1 01 73
6 03 73
8 20 73
7 18 73
1 26 73
9 24 73
9 22 73
10 08 73
10 15 73
11 01 73
8 23 73
10 11 73
6 02 73
10 04 73
7 20 73
7 18 73
5 21 73
7 20 73
9 08 73
8 29 73
8 28 73
8 28 73
10 08 73
10 08 73
9 29 73
1 03 73
3 06 73
6 27 73
3 22 73
9 26 73
9 06 73
5 24 73
10 26 73
10 08 73
8 26 73
9 20 73
8 31 73
2 24 73
10 10 73
10 23 73
7 22 73
7 23 73
7 18 73
2 28 73
8 09 73
10 26 73
7 09 73
9 06 73
10 05 73
5 14 73
10 08 73
10 01 73
9 10 73
10 01 73
8 17 73
10 04 73
9 06 73
9 04 73
10 05 73
10 04 73
9 11 73
5 24 73
8 13 73
6 25 73
8 30 73
8 29 73
7 21 73
5 27 73
9 30 73
5 18 73
4 22 73
4 03 73
7 04 73
8 24 73
9 06 73
9 17 73
62073
6 20 73
8 02 73
10 04 73
9 10 73
9 05 73
4 30 73
5 31 73
5 07 73
6 19 73
7 09 73
7 01 73
4 21 73
8 12 73
8 01 73
7 16 73
8 16 73
Cause1
see code
page 25
31
21
31
13
26
13
42
31
13
31
13
28
26
31
24
13
28
11
28
31
31
31
28
31
13
31
13
44
44
44
28
31
24
32
24
31
50
22
25
35
11
35
31
28
25
50
31
13
31
31
31
28
28
21
21
31
44
28
31
13
27
31
13
31
31
28
31
31
11
13
31
35
50
44
31
28
35
24
11
44
24
13
31
31
50
21
13
12
31
31
25
25
25
44
41
Type of
fish killed
Percent
game



















































































Percent
nort-
game


















































































Percent
kill with
commercial
value


















































































Estimated
fish killed
4
511
1,348
200
1,210
221
2,258
1,714
147
9,100
3,802
20
3,500
1,188
2,184
138
6,374
218
27
6,206
1,024
164
409
150
42
823
11 761
39,976
6
67,226
3
2,579
11 342
5,396
1
584
3
113
2,250
35,973
142
150
55
368 651
S5
2,027
197
463
121
543
12
300
2,235
40
1,099
356
952
13
496
4 932
20
1,345
14,324
5,372
1.947
48
361
113
602
95
24
400
100
1,372
2,358
365
555
1
1,027
500
11,794
1,884
4
52
278
5,833
1,299
445
1,900
3,395
110
1 055
656
Severity'
see
code
page 25
4



















4
4


4
4
""4































4
4



4








Estimated
miles or
acres
affected'
page 25















































































Duration
Days Mrs.




























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Trlb Miller Cr 	



Dry Cr . 	
OREGON
E Fk Millicoma R 	



Wai Iowa R

Lt Deschutes R 	
Three R. . 	


McCarthy Cr 	
PENNSYLVANIA
Lt Muddy Cr



Trib-Chartiers C




Muddy Cr


Whites Run , : 	


Trib To Pine Cr 	
Elm Brook 	
Trib-Valley Cr 	

Willow Cr 	



Wolf Run . .
Trib-Martins Run 	
Lt Fishing Cr
Muddy Cr



Buffalo Cr 	





Bow Cr 	

Lt Buffalo Pk La 	





Bushkill Cr 	
Mm Cr 	
Lt Northkill Cr
White Oak 	
Huntsville Cr





T rib-Chester Cr 	

SOUTH CAROLINA



SOUTH DAKOTA
Madison Lake 	
TENNESSEE


Richland Cr 	

Sthird Cr 	
Sthird Cr 	

Wolf R 	

Lt Chucky Cr 	




Williams Co
Wood Co
Wood Co
Wood Co
Wood Co
Alleganey





Gilchrist
Hebo
Hillsboro

Portland


Amity


Beaver Springs
Bentleyville




Chase
Connellsville
Corry
Mead Twp
Higins
East Benton
E Whiteland Twp
Elkland

Fleetwood
Hershey
Hollidaysburg
Hughesville
Hughesville
James City
Khedive
Lafayete Twp
Lawrence
Leaders Heights
Lewisburg


Maitland
Mausdale
Monongahela
Mountain Top

Newport
Palm
Punxsutawney
Scranton


Springfield
Stockertown


Towamencin Twp
Valencia

Warren Boro
Wellsboro
Westfield
Westtown Twp
W Whiteland Twp
Lancaster
Marion
Rock Hill
Rock Hill
Huron
Madison
Bluff City
Bristol

Dayton
Flintville
Knoxville
Knoxville
Memphis
Memphis
Memphis
Vlosheim
fountain City
Vturfreesboro
Ylurfreesboro

6 18 73
5 31 73
8 29 73
12 07 73
5 16 73
7 15 73
6 24 73
7 21 73
8 07 73
5 11 73
8 19 73
7 11 73
5 03 73
7 30 73
6 23 73
9 20 73
6 18 73
8 30 73
6 12 73
7 18 73
3 23 73
8 31 73
5 30 73
11 06 73
8 31 73
10 04 73
6 27 73
8 06 73
10 26 73
6 08 73
11 17 73
10 18 73
9 14 73
430 73
11 09 73
8 29 73
10 16 73
4 23 73
7 22 73
1 26 73
1 19 73
1 17 73
8 23 73
6 18 73
4 12 73
12 19 73
1 18 73
8 14 73
4 20 73
10 10 73
9 02 73
9 20 73
9 22 73
4 25 73
3 29 73
6 15 73
8 31 73
7 10 73
7 23 73
8 28 73
6 22 73
6 04 73
9 24 73
11 12 73
11 17 73
10 03 73
11 12 73
8 14 73
6 23 73
5 22 73
7 06 73
11 17 73
6 26 73
4 20 73
10 10 73
11 13 73
9 15 73
9 15 73
6 29 73
7 2073
2 15 73
5 18 73
2 23 73
3 10 73
10 09 73
8 28 73
8 23 73
6 14 73
405 73
4 10 73
3 29 73
80873
9 1073
10 16 73

28
23
22
44
28
28
11
28
11
13
28
11
50
12
24
42
28
24
44
13
21
31
21
28
24
21
50
42
33
25
25
13
42
11
28
13
31
28
23
50
25
44
44
42
44
24
42
27
42
21
24
50
21
50
22
24
24
50
24
31
13
28
28
44
50
44
33
26
25
24
28
28
28
31
24
31
24
24
31
31
42
24
25
31
11
31
31
24
.11
24
42
SO
31
31







40
90
75
100
100
10
72
100
100
1
95
11
80

27

25
52
1
58
54
23
1

15
100
1
24
34
12
19
18
50
75


100
8
100
100
29
24
20
40
20

19
100
100
100
34
7
19
2
42
14
9

10
69
100
9
73

4
3
46
100
10
9
9
1
80
21
20
20
40
45


20
10
1
30
1
65
10






60
10
25


90
28


99
5
89
20
100
73
100
75
48
99
42
46
77
99
100
85

99
76
66
88
81
82
50
25
100
100

92


71
76
80
100
60
80
100
81



66
93
81
98
58
86
91
100
90
31
91
27
100
96
97
54
90
95
91
91
99
20
79
80
80
60
55
100
100
80
90
99
70
99
35
90























































































34
3,830
18
4,952
5,854
1,659
600
500
3,500

2,000
500
9 520
1
1,100
2 400
900
1,691
57
115
6,850
50
660
250
4,911
27,004
225
125
500
150
1,200
4
2,009
6,000
1,500
77,324
28,000
1 334
200
500
800
100
12
51,595
1 500
40
550
1,300
10,536
2,400
2,085
125
50
160

489
85
1,725
2,686
1,000
3,108
180
7,913
3,969
200
2,560
2,669
200
2,975
10,000
500
1,550
23,190
2,743
76
5,000
10,000
192,298

1 725
600
1 980
563
5 060
6,997
9,641
226
422
133,889
12,000
1,500
614
11,169
32,483
300






4
2
2
4
2

1
4
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
1

3
1
1
2
3
4
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
1
2
3
4
3
1
2
1
2
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
1
3
4
2
1
2
1

2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
""4""






4M
1A
2M
ISA

2A
4M

1A
1M
2M
1M
1M
5M
4M
2M
1M
5M
2M

2M
1M
2M
1M
8M
3M
2M
1M
1M
12M
3M
3M
2M
2M
1M
1M
1M
8M
3M
10M
1M
2M
2M
2M
3M
2M
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
4M
1M
1M
4M
2M
1M

11M
1M
1M
3M
1M
1M
1M
33M
4M
4M
1M
2799A
4M
4M
9M
1M
3M
1M
1M
7M

1M
2M
2M
1M
1M






3
>
1


1
22

'7
I
2
1
5
i
4

4
2
1 12

1
5
1
2
2

10
24

2
4
2
2
1
1
2
4
2

2
4
24
1
1
1
2

1
2
2
1
5
1
2
1
1
5
3
2

3
4
g
12
24
24
14
5
5
3
1



12






12
i ;;
See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 10-Report of Fish Kills, 1973—Cause Identified—Continued


TENNESSEE— Continued
Richland Cr.
Lt Wolfteurg Cr 	
Richland Cr 	
Wolf R 	
Clear Fork Cr 	
RockCr 	
TEXAS
Halls Bayou 	
East Mustang Cr 	
Oyster Bayou 	
Goose Cr 	
Colorado R 	
Peyton Cr 	
Jones Cr 	
Nolands R 	
Home Cr 	
Colorado R 	
Lt Sulphur Cr 	
Austin Bayou 	
Angelina R 	
Dickinson Bayou 	
Indian Cr. . . 	
Cedar Lakes 	
San Bernard R 	
Galveston Bay 	
Lake Granbury 	
Palo Duro Cr 	
Frio Cr 	
Clearer 	
E Fk Trinity R 	
Chocolate Bayou 	
Grace Cr 	
Lavaca R 	
Egg Nog Br. 	
Grossbeck Cr 	
Concho R 	
Concho R 	
San Antonio R 	
Galveston Bay 	
Galveston Bay 	
Galveston Bay 	
Oyster Cr . . . 	
Oyster Cr 	
Oyster Cr 	
Sweetwater Cr 	
Sweetwater Cr 	
Buffalo Lake 	
Elm Bayou 	
Hackberry Gully 	
East Bay Bayou 	
UTAH
Spring Cr 	
VERMONT
Furnace Brook. 	 	
Mud Cr 	
VIRGINIA
James R 	
Beaver Cr 	
Turnip Cr 	
Clinch R
Crab Cr 	
Jackson R 	
Winningham Cr 	
Shenandoah R 	
Trib Cooks Cr 	
Naked Cr 	
Chenks Hollow 	
Lt Stoney Cr 	
Youngs Pond 	
Gillie Cr 	
Plum Cr. . . . 	

Woods Cr

WASHINGTON
Corbett Cr 	
Padilla Bay 	
8uilceda Cr. 	
hehalis R 	
Chehalis R


Naches-Union Dit 	
Gorst Cr 	
MillCr 	
ScriberCr 	


Nashville
Ooltewah
Pulaski
Rossville
Sulphur Springs
Tullahoma
Alvin
Alvin
Anahuac
Anahuac
Austin
Bay City
Brazoria
Cleburne
Coleman
Colorado City
Colorado City
Danbury
Diboll
Dickinson
Ft Worth
Freeport
Freeport
Galveston
Granbury
Hansford
Hereford
Houston
La von
Liverpool
Longview
Moulton
Nacogdoches

San Angelo
San Angelo

Sea brook
Sea brook
Seabrook
Sugarland
Sugarland
Sugarland
Sweetwater
Sweetwater
Umbarger
Winnie
Winnie
Winnie
Winnie
Springville
Bennington
Newport Center
Big Island
Bristol
Brookneal
Chrlstiansburg
Covington
Crewe
Front Royal

Luray
Luray
Menchville
Pembroke
Richmond
Richmond
Tazewell
Virginia Beach
WilTiamsburg
Wise
Almira
Anacortes
Arlington
Cosmopolis



Gleed
Gorst
Hoquiam
Kent
Klrkland
Lynnwood


9 0673
8 19 73
9 14 73
7 17 73
9 08 73
7 19 73
6 11 73
6 06 73
7 06 73
2—73
10 — 73
6 — 73
11 11 73
2 04 73
9 08 73
7 14 73
5 — 73
6 02 73
9 06 73
12 — 73
6 — 73
8 — 73
8 — 73
7 — 73
5 22 73
3 — 73
12 — 73
11 — 73
3 — 73
6 09 73
2-73
2 -73
5—73
8 — 73
8 — 73
8 13 73
1 — 73
2 - 73
11 02 73
11 19 73
5 17 73
2-73
5-73
3-73
3 13 73
6-73
6 08 73
7 23 73
7 09 73
7 09 73
2 17 73
8 14 73
6 08 73
9 09 73
5 17 73
7 08 73
9 09 73
6 29 73
9 04 73
12 09 73
11 20 73
10 24 73
1 07 73
7 17 73
5 23 73
6 22 73
7 13 73
4 19 73
5 08 73
1 31 73
9 13 73
9 13 73
4 21 73
2 05 73
4 18 73
4 26 73
4 09 73
12 03 73
2 01 73
12 11 73
8 06 73
10 18 73
4 12 73
11 29 73
409 73
Cause1
page 25
28
13
22
22
28
31
11
11
11
31
31
11
11
44
11
44
25
11
31
31
11
25
11
50
11
13
13
24
50
11
31
25
24
11
31
31
31
50
31
31
11
22
11
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
50
28
13
23
31
44
35
11
28
25
24
25
28
28
31
28
44
28
42
28
44
31
28
25
50
23
23
50
13
22
28
23
50
26
42
Typ
fiah
Percent
game
10
9
12
50
10
2
33
30
26

90
83
53
10
39
30





100




20



80


1
""53""


20
••••jj-"
20
30
30
7
5
40
25
25
5
30

75
100
10
5
25
20
25
10

15
100
100


75
75

15
95
90
e of
lllled
Percent
non-
I«me
90
91
88
50
90
98
67
70
74

10
17
47
90
61
70










80



20


99
100
47


20
•••jj- •••
80
70
70
93
95
100
60
75
75
95
95
70
100
25

90
95
80
100
75
100
90
100
85
95

100
100
25
25
100
85
100
5
10
Percent
commercial
value


	 2 	

15





















99
100
23



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flah killed
10,585
15,932
20,594
101
379
828
1 000
1,000
25,000
200
71 000

200,000
862
1 083
1,200
2,000
1,350
100
200
110,000
700,000
2,500
1,000
1,000
1,000
5 000
1 000
5,000
1,000
100
100
1 000
2 500
2 500
1 000

100.000
300,000
22 000
5,000
3,000
500
500
1,000
30,000
3 000
' 50
50
180
350
3,000
951
9,611
5,606
6 000
21,973
15 000
42
1 091
6
16,866
5,000
7 500 000
' ^
362
132
24 386
500
479
2,000
100
100
200
100
115
100
100
6,000
100
100
4,000
Severity'
code
pa(e25
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
3
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
4
3

3
2
2
3
2
2
4
1
3
3
1
3
2
2
3
3
2

2
2
2
2
2

2
3
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
2
4
2
1
Eitlmeted
acres
affected'
pile 25
1M
2M
7M
2M
1M
2M
1M
5M
SM
	 5M " '

4M
4M
1M
2M
7M
14M
1M
1M
20A
4M
4A
2M
4M

6M
1A
1M
2M
2M
1M
2M
2M
3M
2M

10A
20A
7M
1M
4M
5M
	 6M " '
2M
	 2M '
2M
1M
6M
3M
9M
2M
10M
6M
17M
1M
8M
1M
5M
2M
9M
2M
1A
1M
3M
35A
1M
1M
4M
3A
1M
1M
1M
3M
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M

Duration
Days Hr>.
12
1
2
12
2 ::
3
'3 18

2
2
7
3
4





3




3



1 8


2
3


18
'3 ::
i
1
2
18
5 .
I
1
2
1
1
12
10
30
a
I
6
12
1
1

I
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

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Budd Intel

S Fk Pa louse R 	
Cedar R

E Fk Satsop R

Unnamed Slough




WEST VIRGINIA
Whiteoak Fk
Gloat Run
Chestnt Bottom R
Steer Cr , .
Lt Kanawha R 	
Big Run

WISCONSIN
Fond Du Lac R 	
Cunningham Cr 	
Poplar R





Rfchland


Stanwood


Waitsburg
White Swan
Elizabeth

Glenville
Glenvllle
Parkersburg


Fond Du Lac
Granton

9 14 73
7 24 73
4 25 73
6 07 73
5 23 73
8 30 73
8 08 73
10 26 73
2 23 73
10 19 73
5 05 73
5 29 73
1 25 73
9 06 73
7 12 73
5 18 73
621 73
6 15 73
8 15 73
8 23 73
5 18 73
6 02 73
6 27 73

31
50
24
31
12
50
26
13
35
13
12
42
25
25
25
25
24
31
31
50
26
22
31






100
2


100
3
100

12

80
10


90
""is""


100
100

100

98
100


97

100
88
100
20
95
90
100
100
10
100
85























200
600



101,500
100

100
65,840
400
300
1,997
3,500
200
450
13,900
64,980
4,970
1,000
	 ioo

3
4
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
4

2
2
2
2
4
3
2
1
3
3
1
3



5M

1A
1M
2M
1M


4M
1M
1M
1M
1M
2M
1M
4M
2M
1M
1M
8M
7M

1

1

1
1
1
1
5
1
1

1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
4
24

CODES
   < 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

   • 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

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Table 11 lists the 125 individual fish kills with pollution source not specified. Kills from natural causes are not included.
                      TABLE 11-Report of Fish Kills, 1973— Cause Not Specifically Identified
Body of water
ALABAMA
Alabama R
Poor Boy Lake 	
McKernan Cr
Mulberry Fk.
Lewis Smith Lake 	
Six Mile Cr 	
Spring Cr
Spring Cr .
Me Donald Cr 	
Shell Bayou .
Norton Cr 	
Mobile Bay
Isaac Cr
Betty Rye Br
Bakers Cr 	
Washington Cr. . . .
CALIFORNIA
Tale Slough .
2047 CanaT
Colusa Drain Ca
Private Pond . .
Pond
Diamond Oaks Pd
San Joaquin R 	
Bard Drain Canal
Drain
CONNECTICUT
Housatonic R 	
Lake Phipps
FLORIDA
Maule La
Withlocoochee R
Lake Apoka .
Phosphate Pit
Str-La Bell-Mait . .
Lake Wonderwood 	
Lake Kathern 	
Lake Forrest 	
GEORGIA
Ossahatchee Cr. .
Chattahoochee R 	
ILLINOIS
Sangamon R 	
S Br Kishwaukee 	
S Br Kishwaukee 	
Wildcat Slough 	
Otter La . . 	
S Br Rock Cr 	
Meacham Cr 	
Honey Cr.
Senachwine Cr 	
Big Sandy Cr 	
INDIANA
Lt Eagle Cr 	
Brandywine Cr 	
KANSAS
Crooked Cr 	
Arkansas R 	
Willow Lake 	
MASSACHUSETTS
Charles R 	
Chelsea Cr 	
Merrimack R 	
MICHIGAN
Detroit R 	
MISSOURI
Eagle Park Lake 	
Blue R Trib 	
Missouri R Slough 	
MONTANA
Ashley Cr 	
NEW JERSEY
Como Lake 	
Dennisville Lake 	
Beaver Brook 	
Raritan R 	
Alloways Cr 	
Petrick Pond 	
Barnegat Bay 	
Medtbrd Park La 	
Westlings Pond 	
City or town

Autauga Co
Baldwin Co
Colbert Co
Cullman
Cullman
Dallas Co
Lawrence Co
Lawrence Co
Madison
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Monroe
Morgan Co
Morgan Co
Perry Co

Clarksburg
Colusa Co
Knights Landing
Lodi
Lodi
Roseville
Tracy
Winterhaven
Woodland

Milford
Westhaven

Dade Co
Inglis
Killarney
Lakeland
Maitland
Mayport
Orlando
Orlando

Columbus
Fort Gaines

Decatur
Dekalb
Dekalb
Dewey
Girard
Manteno
Medinah
Pittsfield
Sparland
Varna

Eagletown
Greenfield

Fowler
Great Bend
Wichita

Charlestown
Chelsea
Newburyport

Wyandotte

Columbia
Kansas City
Tebbets

Kalispell

Belmar
Dennisville
Denville
Edison
Hancocks Bridge
Harmony Twp
Harvey Cedars
Medford
Mountain Lakes
Date

8 18 73
8 23 73
8 02 73
9 02 73
10 03 73
8 04 73
9 28 73
9 15 73
7 21 73
5 04 73
10 03 73
4 01 73
8 02 73
6 05 73
2 25 73
8 06 73

4 09 73
5 19 73
4 27 73
12 21 73
12 19 73
9 21 73
4 13 73
11 06 73
3 12 73

8 01 73
7 19 73

2 08 73
6 22 73
7 - 73
9 15 73
6 28 73
12 06 73
6 20 73
7 29 73

7 09 73
7 19 73

8 12 73
9 07 73
9 21 73
10 15 73
5 24 73
9 02 73
5 05 73
10 15 73
7 17 73
9 30 73

5 14 73
9 12 73

8 27 73
6 27 73
5 11 73

7 17 73
8 28 73
7 25 73

8 29 73

4 17 73
6 25 73
10 11 73

7 13 73

10 20 73
6 01 73
2 03 73
7 11 73
6 24 73
7 12 73
1 07 73
8 27 73
5 16 73
Type of
fish killed
game

80
50
10
33
100


18
50
100
77
2
80
50
1
1

10



5





	 95




ioo
100


95

67


36
9
17
12
14
3
67
2
4
12

10


100
10
100





10

100





30
20
70


106 	
""20 	

non-game

20
50
90
67

ioo
100
82
50

"23"'
98
20
50
99
99

90
100
100
100
100
95
100
100
100


" "5



100


100

5

33


64
91
83
88
86
97
33
98
96
88

90
100


90


100
100
100

90





100

70
80
30

"idd 	

""80 	
100
Percent
kill with
commercial


5
10
2
33



69



10
12













100







60






5
24
35
8
3
14
1
41
7
73

20


20
35
50

100
100
100












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Estimated
fish
killed

1,000
318
1,613
9
32
100
120
3,397
4 652
15
2,423
1,028
149
73
1.100
255

2,500
250
1.000
995
995
1.025
1.000
2,000
250

9,000
100

95
200

500
100
1,000
300
6,000

43


17,670
75,684
12.351
7,687
23,343
1,145
3,306
4,082
25,679
6.982


613

1.500
31,000
3,700

20,000
35,000
350,000

2,000

140
25
5,000

450

60,000
1,000
50
200
3,000
100
543.000
600
250
Severity1
see code
page 27

3
4
3
4
4
4

" "3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4


3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
4

2
4


"'4'
2
4
4

" "4"
2

3
3

4
2
2
3
3
4
1
4
2
2

3
1

1
3
2

4
3
2

4

4
2
2

2

2
3
4
4
3
1
2
3
2
Estimated
miles or
acres
affected *
page 27

1M
1M

"I'M"'
500A
1M
1M




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1M '



2M
15M
35 M
1A
1A
1A
10M
1M
1M

1M





ISA
1M
2A

"5A "

2M
30M

11M
5M
3M
3M
800A
1M
1M
4M
4M
3M

2M


2M
2M


2M
3M
13M

1M

1A
1M
3A

1M

60A
5A
1M
1M
1M
3A
	 25A
5A
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30 :.
2
3 '.'.
24
7



4
1


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1
6
6
2
5


10


1 8
1
1
10
1
3
1
24
1




2
6


14
1
14

1





1

2
1
8
2

3 "
3
2
1

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Millstone R 	
Whites Pond 	

NEW YORK
Chadakoin R
NORTH CAROLINA
OHIO
Rock Cr

St Marys R
Four Mile Cr 	

Twin Cr


Scioto R
Trfb Chagrin R


Trib Wolf Cr 	
Mad R 	
Gr Miami R 	

Scherz Ditch

Lt Hocklngi)

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA
Hare Cr 	
Fetters Cr 	

Mill Cr
SOUTH DAKOTA
Big Sioux R
TENNESSEE

TEXAS
Catfish Cr

Gulf of Mexico




Gulf of Mexico

WASHINGTON
Mill Cr







Mt Arlington
Plainfieia


South Brunswick
Waldwick
Washington Twp






Butler Co




Hardin Co
Lake Co

Miami Co
Montgomery Co
Montgomery Co





Wyandot Co
Bly
Dundee
Corry


New Holland

Sioux Falls
Lebanon
Nashville






Olney



Ford
Hoquiam
Kanaskat

Port Gamble
Taholah

6 30 73
9 28 73
3 22 73
11 26 73
11 07 73
9 07 73
7 28 73
4 17 73
\
S 07 73
4 23 73
10 03 73
7 18 73
10 04 73
7 29 73
9 25 73
8 12 73
1 18 73
7 15 73
8 29 73
4 17 73
9 21 73
9 16 73
9 26 73
2 07 73
7 19 73
10 06 73
8 20 73
7 24 73
3 13 73
6 26 73
7 03 73
5 20 73
7 20 73
S 09 73
10 18 73
6 18 73
7 27 73
8 11 73
6 27 73
9 15 73
7—73
9—73
3 — 73
10 — 73
7 — 73
8 — 73
5 11 73
10 — 73
3—73
10 18 73
6 06 73
7 02 73
601 73
3 18 73
10 18 73
9 07 73

90

10
100
30
10
35
50
100





















30
100
32
100
35
66
100
90
60







100





100
100
100
25

10
100
90

70
90
65
50






















70

68

65
34

10
40
100










100
100



75


























































400
500
200
20
100,000
900
300
50
2 000
350
60
156
183
134
101
61
5
16
207
726
20
600
S3
104
81
11
790
17
5 374
3
500
200
950
50
890
20
2 000
5 000
1,722
300
1,000
3,800 000
1 000 000
500
10 000 000
6 000 000
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500
1,000

300
100
5
5
48 600
200

4
3
3
4
2
4
2
2
2







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4



4
1
3
2
4
3
4
4
4

4
3

3
4
2
2

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4

3A
1M
1M

15M
10A
1M
3M



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1M
5A
3M
5M
4M
6M
40A
1M
1M
1M





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1M
1M
10M
1M
1M




4
2
8

7
1
1
2
12





















1
2
1
1
1

2

2











1
1
1

14


CODES
   1 SEVERITY:
       1 Complete
       2 Heavy
       3 Moderate
       4 Light
2 ESTIMATED MILES OR ACRES AFFECTED
   A = Acres
   M = Miles
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