Fish Kill Part 1
Special | 5m 12s
Low oxygen levels cause massive fish kill in Big Eau Pleine Reservoir in Marathon County.
Thirty years ago winter fish kills were common on the Big Eau Pleine Reservoir near Mosinee. Ice cover on the six thousand acre lake cut off oxygen suffocating the walleye and other game fish in one of the area's most popular fishing spots. An aeration system installed in 1980 solved the problem until recent years. But agricultural runoff and five years of drought overwhelmed the aerators.
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Fish Kill Part 1
Special | 5m 12s
Thirty years ago winter fish kills were common on the Big Eau Pleine Reservoir near Mosinee. Ice cover on the six thousand acre lake cut off oxygen suffocating the walleye and other game fish in one of the area's most popular fishing spots. An aeration system installed in 1980 solved the problem until recent years. But agricultural runoff and five years of drought overwhelmed the aerators.
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