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Temperature shift blamed for fish deaths in Clinton Lake
2014-01-16
Pantagraph staff pantagraph.comCLINTON — A large winter fish kill at Clinton Lake near DeWitt has been attributed to recent fluctuations in water temperatures.
A wide selection of species, including walleye, bass, crappie and channel catfish, was among more than 5,300 fish located Tuesday by a fisheries biologist from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
The fish were found between the Illinois 48 and DeWitt bridges, near the hot water channel for the Clinton Power Station, said IDNR spokesman Tim Schweizer.
“Abrupt changes in water temperatures are not uncommon at a power plant lake” and likely caused the fish kill, said Schweizer.
Lake fishing should not be negatively impacted, said Schweizer.
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