Mar 4
Reservoir Drawdowns Causing Unstable Ice
KCSi-T.V. News Bismarck, ND (KCSi-T.V.) -- State, federal and local agencies will release up to five feet of water from several reservoirs in southeastern North Dakota to accommodate for anticipated high inflows in the Red and James river drainages.
Gene Van Eeckhout, southeast district fisheries supervisor for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department in Jamestown, said water levels are or will be drawn down at:
Lake Ashtabula
Lake LaMoure
Clausen Springs
Dead Colt Creek
Brewer Lake
He says, “Dissolved oxygen levels are adequate in all these reservoirs, so there should not be any concerns about fish winterkill.” “With the projected runoff, these water bodies should all be full after the spring runoff.”
Anglers fishing those reservoirs should be aware of weakened ice conditions due to the projected draw down.
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