40,000 fish dead in a 20-mile stretch of Crane Creek in northeast Iowa; Iowa DNR investigates cause.

40,000 fish are dead in a 20-mile stretch of Crane Creek in northeast Iowa, prompting the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to investigate the cause. The fish kill was first identified in Crane Creek in Bremer County near the town of Readlyn, with dead fish seen as far as 20 miles downstream. The DNR is trying to determine the cause of the fish kill, which has affected various types of fish, snails, and crawfish.

July 22, 2024
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