(KATV, Source: AGFC) A fish kill
on the Petit Jean River near Blue Mountain Lake has been reported to the
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Approximately 3,000 fish have been found
dead in the river located near the Logan-Yell county line in western Arkansas.
It appears that the combination of
high water temperatures, numerous fish in the pool below the Blue Mountain Lake
dam and low dissolved oxygen levels in the water
contributed to the kill.
Biologists from the AGFC have been
monitoring the species and fish size of the kill, according to AGFC District
Fisheries Biologist Bob Limbird. "There was just a large number of fish in a
small area. Just too much oxygen demand by too many fish combined with the hot
water," Limbird said.
The most numerous fish killed were
gizzard shad, sunfish, freshwater drum and minnows. Crappie were the most
numerous sportfish killed.
This comes days after trout were found dead in Little Red
River. To see that story, click here.
