NC Fish Kill Events

Fish kill information received by the DWR Water 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.

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Current Year Events (click on Kill Number for details)

Kill Number	Date	Waterbody	Location	County	Mortality
RA18001	1/29/2018	Quarry Pond	Rocky Mount	Nash	150
RA18002	2/9/2018	Falls Lake	Barton Creek	Wake	50
WA18001	2/26/2018	Atlantic Ocean	Corolla	Currituck	10,000
MO18001	4/23/2018	Long Creek	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	150
AS18002	5/2/2018	Clayton Creek	near Bent Creek	Buncombe	70
FA18001	5/4/2018	White Lake	White Lake	Bladen	115,000
RA18003	5/11/2018	Private Pond	near Pinetops	Edgecombe	15,000
WS18001	5/29/2018	Big Pine Cr	near Barrett	Alleghany	300
RA18004	5/30/2018	Private Pond	Bear Creek	Chatham	250
WA18002	6/1/2018	UT to Scuppernong Cr.	Creswell	Tyrell	1000
RA18005	6/19/2018	Ellerbee Creek	Durham	Durham	60
RA18006	6/22/2018	Kit Creek	Morrisville	Wake	60
AS18001	7/3/2018	French Broad River	Rosman	Transylvania	4300
WA18003	7/6/2018	Chowan River	Colerain	Bertie	2000
MO18002	7/16/2018	Timber Lake	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	2000
WA18005	8/13/2018	South Creek	Aurora	Pamlico	200
MO18004	8/13/2018	Lake Norman	near Dam	Lincoln	730
WA18004	8/14/2018	Pamlico River	Hawkins Beach	Beaufort	9200
WA18006	8/17/2018	Pamlico River	Sparrow Bay	Beaufort	8000
WA18007	8/29/2018	Pamlico River	Blounts Bay	Beaufort	192,050
MO18003	9/8/2018	Guymanton Lake	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	750
WA18008	9/20/2018	Roanoke, Cashie Rivers	Plymouth, Windsor	Bertie	1200
WA18009	9/21/2018	Canal off North River	near Grandy	Currituck	400
WL18001	9/21/2018	Greenfield Lake	Wilmington	New Hanover	3000
FA18002	9/27/2018	Cape Fear River	Lock and Dam 1	Bladen	5000
FA18003	9/27/2018	Cape Fear River	Lock and Dam 2	Bladen	1000
WL18002	9/27/2018	Sutton Lake	Wilmington	New Hanover	250
WL18003	9/27/2018	NE Cape Fear River	Castle Hayne	New Hanover	2000
WL18004	10/1/2018	Waccamaw River	near Old Dock	Columbus	100,000

Map of Current Fish Kills

Historic Event Details and Maps

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Annual Fish Kill Reports

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Water Sciences Section 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1623 919.743.8400