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Re: Whats the story on the ocoee fish kill this weekend?? Bradley New
Re: It was pretty nasty Laura New
Date: Oct 20 2008, 20:12 GMT
From: Sweet_Pete

	They had the lake above the putin down lower than I've ever seen it all week before the release.  When they opened the spigot Saturday morning, a ton of sediment got stirred up I guess.  That might also explain some of the dead fish.  There's usually maybe 50-100 cfs going through the river at all times, seeping out the bottom of the damn.  The lake was so low during the week, there was no water going through the river.  I've never seen as little water in the river as I did during last week...  I did see a really cool family of otters playing on a rock in the middle of the doldrums - stopped and watched for 20 minutes, they were having a blast! Peter

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Sounds about right.  Increased sediment can result in hypoxia in the river resulting in a fish kill. <NT> ptrushto New

Still sux.  Rain would help. <NT> ptrushto New

I don't think the stank came from the lake above the putin... snorkleman New

There's also a ton of sediment on lake #3, Sweet_Pete New

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