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Water Quality

 

North Carolina Fish Kill Events

Fish kill information received by the DWQ  Environmental Sciences Section will be summarized at this site on a weekly basis during the fish kill season (June to October). Trained investigators must confirm that at least 25 fish were affected before the kill event is reported here.

 

View Map of 2011 Fish Kill Events 

 

 

Event Details

(Click on Kill Number to view event details)

Date Waterbody Location County DWQ Number
4/12/11 Bryant Swamp Canal near Bladenboro Bladen FA11001
5/13/2011 Dotson Pond near Woodville Surry WS11001
5/24/11 Edwards Branch Charlotte Mecklenburg MO11001
6/6/11 Private Pond near Henderson Vance RA11005
6/8/11 Kit Creek Lake Betz Wake RA11001
6/9/11 Upper Barton Creek near Raleigh Wake RA11004
6/15/11  Private Pond near Midland Cabarrus MO11002
7/18/11 Private Pond Charlotte Mecklenburg MO11003
7/29/11 Jordan Lake US 64 Chatham RA11006
7/29/11 Lake Norman near Dam Mecklenburg MO11004
8/3/11 Private Pond near Gorman Durham RA11007
8/4/11 Tuckertown Reservoir Cabin Creek Davidson WS11002
8/4/11 Neuse River near Fisher Landing Craven WA11001
8/13/11 Jacks Creek Washington Beaufort WA11002
8/15/11 Trib to Brier Creek Charlotte Mecklenburg MO11005
8/23/11 Brier Cr Reservoir near RDU airport Wake RA11010
8/29/11 UT to Lick Creek near Durham Durham RA11008
8/31/11 Tar River Grimesland to Washington Pitt WA11003
8/31/11 Neuse River Spring Garden to New Bern Craven WA11004
9/1/11 Tar River Greenville Town Commons Pitt WA11005
9/1/11 Halls Creek near Woodville  Pasquotank WA11006
9/1/11 Cashie River Sans Souci Ferry Bertie WA11009
9/2/11 Newbegun Creek Weeksville Pasquotank WA11010
9/6/11  Chowan River Tuscarora Beach Bertie WA11007
 9/6/11 Contentnea Creek Grifton Pitt WA11008
9/6/11 Pasquotank River Elizabeth City Pasquotank WA11011
9/8/11 Chowan River near Winton Hertford WA11012
9/9/11 UT to NE Cape Fear River near Burgaw Pender WL11001
9/13/11 Roanoke River near Plymouth Martin WA11013
9/21/11 Private Pond Charlotte Mecklenburg MO11006
9/28/11 Deep River near 15-501 Lee RA11009
10/10/11 Jordan Lake near Farrington Chatham RA11011
10/14/11 Ellerbe Creek Durham Durham RA11012

  

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