Iowa DNR Identified What Killed 20,000 Fish this Summer
A fish kill of approximately 20,000 shovelnose sturgeon in the lower Des Moines River was a bit of a mystery until now.
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A fish kill of approximately 20,000 shovelnose sturgeon in the lower Des Moines River was a bit of a mystery until now.
An estimated 20,000 shovelnose sturgeon were found dead along a 60-mile stretch of the river, from Ottumwa to Farmington in southeast Iowa earlier this summer.
A fish kill of approximately 20,000 shovelnose sturgeon in the lower Des Moines River is attributed to high water temperatures and low flows.
A fish kill of approximately 20,000 shovelnose sturgeon in the lower Des Moines River is attributed to high water temperatures and low flows.
Global temperatures reached their warmest in decades, if not longer, last week as the state heads into its hottest weekend so far this year, possibly pushing up to 100 degrees