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State confirms natural fish kill in Noxon Reservoir

by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
| July 23, 2025 12:00 AM

Recent reports of dead or dying fish in Noxon Reservoir in Sanders County are reminders that small-scale summer fish kills can be common when the weather gets hot.

What are summer fish kills?

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks recently received reports of dead and dying fish in Noxon Reservoir and confirmed the cause was lack of dissolved oxygen in the water.

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