2008 FLOOD DAMAGE
DNR FISHERIES BUREAU PRESENTER: MARTIN KONRAD
Fish Hatchery Damage
Building Damage and Loss of Fish • Big Spring, Elkader • Manchester Fish Hatchery • Fairport Fish Hatchery
BIG SPRING HATCHERY
SUNDAY MORNING
JUNE 8, 2008
BIG SPRING HATCHERY
BIG SPRING HATCHERY
JUNE 10, 2008
NEW HIGH WATER MARK IN OFFICE
PREVIOUS FLOOD EVENTS
2008
RIVER CAME UP SO FAST TRAILER COULD NOT BE ACCESSED TO MOVE
BIG SPRING HATCHERY OFFICE/SHOP BUILDING
BIG SPRING HATCHERY
BIG SPRING HATCHERY ENTRANCE ROAD AND PONDS UNDER WATER
BEFORE
BIG SPRING HATCHERY before
BEFORE
BIG SPRING HATCHERY
BEFORE
BIG SPRING HATCHERY
BIG SPRING HATCHERY receding
BIG SPRING HATCHERY
BIG SPRING HATCHERY
BIG SPRING HATCHERY
BIG SPRING HATCHERY
WATER RECEEDING – FLOOD CONTROL PUMP WAS UNDER WATER
BIG SPRING HATCHERY
FAIRPORT FISH HATCHERY
MANCHESTER FISH HATCHERY
MANCHESTER OFFICE
LITTLE TURKEY BANK EROSION
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS BANK EROSION
LAKE ANITA SILT DAM
CORALVILLE EMERGENCY SPILLWAY
LAKE MACBRIDE FISHING JETTY
Operational Costs
• • • • Loss of Fish Staff Time Now Dedicated to Clean-Up Trout Stocking Reduced Long-Term Impacts to Aquatic Resources
Lost Revenue
• Fishing License Sales • Recreational Angling and Boating Opportunities • Trout Stocking Reduced
Fishing Related Infrastructure Damage
• • • • • • • Shoreline Erosion Fish Hatchery Damage Loss or Damaged Fishing Jetties Constructed Trout Habitat Lost Trout Stocking Access Roads Impaired Fishing Access Sites Destroyed Boat Ramps Undercut