PHOTO: Authorities were alerted the fish kill on Monday 10 December. IMAGE: supplied
Authorities have confirmed high flows and climbing temperatures contributed to thousands of fish deaths in Walgett.
A spokesperson for the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development said a kill affecting about 2000 fish, mainly Carp, was reported on Monday 10 December.
Fisheries Officers with the Dharriwaa River Rangers attended sites on 13 December and noted critically low levels of dissolved oxygen (DO) in sections of the lower Namoi and Barwon rivers…