Premium Content Subscriber only Gympie Regional Council has revealed the combined factors of recent hot weather and low water levels have been the main contributors to a large fish kill at Lake Alford. Local visitor Rhiannon Carly McNamara made the shocking discovery this week, capturing images showing fish floating in the lake and sharing them on social media. The council confirmed it had received “multiple calls” on the issue on Wednesday morning, and later estimated that between 300 and 500 Bony bream and Eel-tailed catfish have been found in the water. The council’s marketing and communications manager Sharna Rowley said recent harsh conditions had been identified as the primary cause of the fish kill.