Credit: Carlos Moreno / KCUR 89.3 |
More than 52,000 fish died in Brush Creek after low water levels, an overabundance of fish and high temperatures likely led to low oxygen levels, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation.
To put that number into perspective, the conservation department states that they handle about 200 similar fish kills each year. The department estimates that around 1,900 common carp, 240 silver carp and 50,000 sunfish died in Brush Creek. |