Hundreds of fish killed when Upstate lake accidentally drained

Hundreds of fish killed when Upstate lake accidentally drained

Source: counton2

8/16/2022

With a cracked ground and dried up plants, Lake Edwin Johnson looks like a desert.

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources said the lake was accidently drained last week, which killed all of the fish inside.

Gradually draining lakes isn’t uncommon for the SCDNR.

“The drawdown of the lake was already scheduled,” SCDNR’s Greg Lucas said.

Officials said the lake was already down 10 feet, and the plan was so do some repairs and restock it by 2024.

However, they said that plan was interrupted.

“The lake drained all the way and of course all the fish that were in Lake Edwin Johnson were killed and that was very unfortunate,” said Lucas.