Fish kill at Griffith's Lake Wyangan likely due to inflows disturbing sediment

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Updated July 10 2020 - 9:12am, first published July 9 2020 - 3:00pm
An investigation into a fish kill event at Lake Wyangan, north of Griffith, found the likely cause was the disturbance of sediments by recent inflows into the lake. One of the inflows was carried out by Griffith City Council who manage the lake. PHOTO: Declan Rurenga
An investigation into a fish kill event at Lake Wyangan, north of Griffith, found the likely cause was the disturbance of sediments by recent inflows into the lake. One of the inflows was carried out by Griffith City Council who manage the lake. PHOTO: Declan Rurenga

An investigation into a fish kill at Lake Wyangan, north of Griffith, has found there is a strong possibility that the cause of the event was the disturbance of sulfidic sediments by recent inflows into the lake.

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Olivia Calver

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Journalist for The Land

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