San Carlos Lake Shuts Down Indefinitely After Complete Fish Die-Off

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Arizona's San Carlos Lake has been closed indefinitely after a 100% fish kill blamed on drought and dam releases, with health risks from decomposing carcasses prompting officials to ban fishing, harvesting, and possessing fish until conditions improve; the lake is on San Carlos Apache tribal lands and is a noted trout and bass venue.
- Arizona lake closes indefinitely to visitors after all of its fish die The Guardian
- Popular fishing lake forced to close after all its fish die The Independent
- Popular eastern Arizona lake closes after all the fish die AZ Family
- 'Major fish kill' closes San Carlos Lake amid drought, water releases azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic
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