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River managers fight to save Menindee Lakes from flood of deadly blackwater

Summary by Ground News
Menindee Lakes, a natural ephemeral lake system that was engineered with weirs into water storages in the 1940s, is full of breeding fish. In early 2019, a cold snap killed the algae, bacteria broke the organic matter down, the oxygen in the water plummeted and fish died in droves. NSW Fisheries aquatic rehabilitation manager Iain Ellis is working with other water managers to try and minimise losses.

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River managers fight to save Menindee Lakes from flood of deadly blackwater

A flood peak laden with deoxygenated water is pouring into the Menindee Lakes system in Far West NSW, site of the catastrophic fish kills in 2019.

·North Sydney, Australia
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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in North Sydney, Australia on Sunday, February 13, 2022.
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