MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

“BRANDON — Scores of dead fish floated in Crossgates Lake Friday, permeating the air with the stench of decay in an almost identical scenario as one that played out last summer.

‘I don’t know what’s going on with that lake,’ said Dennis Riecke, fisheries coordinator with the state Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. ‘They have fish kills there just about every year.’

A fish kill refers to large quantities of fish dying for any number of reasons, including low water levels and decreased oxygen levels in the water.

‘Crossgates Lake appears to have experienced a ‘turn over’ following heavy rains on Tuesday night,’ said Robbie Wilbur, spokesman for Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. ‘Many lakes, especially in the South, stratify into layers during the summer months. When this happens, the top layer is made up of warm oxygenated water, and the lower layer is cool water, often with little or no oxygen.'” Read more.