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San Carlos Lake Closed After Drought-Driven Mass Fish Deaths

6/7/2026

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The San Carlos Recreation and Wildlife Department announced that San Carlos Lake in Arizona is closed until further notice after all fish died.
Officials said drought and dam releases caused the mass fish deaths, leaving the 158-mile shoreline lake near Globe, famed for largemouth bass and stocked trout, without fish.
The department warned that fish carcasses create health and safety hazards for anyone entering the water or fishing.

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The San Carlos Recreation and Wildlife Department announced that San Carlos Lake in Arizona is closed until further notice after all fish died.
Officials said drought and dam releases caused the mass fish deaths, leaving the 158-mile shoreline lake near Globe, famed for largemouth bass and stocked trout, without fish.
The department warned that fish carcasses create health and safety hazards for anyone entering the water or fishing.