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killdeer reservoir decommission

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#1 ·
was told they were draining and not moving the fish from it, there was a article in upper paper but cant get it on computer anyone out there have any insite on this?
 
#3 ·
When the leak was first discovered, I heard there was a dispute over who should take care of it...Div. of Water said Div. of Wildlife....Wildlife said Water.....and here we are today.
I attended the small school there, Marseilles, when the reservoir was built...school is now gone also...we all got out of school and stood on the reservoir top as Governor Gilligan flew in on a helicopter to "throw the switch" to start pumping water from the Tymochtee Creek.
Sad to see it go.
 
#5 ·
they let pond 33 go to hell too, that fish kill was 3 years ago, has anyone heard if they have re-stocked it yet?Pond 30 is pretty much dead also, seems like all they care about up there is a couple eagles nesting, odnr just doesn't worry about the fish enough, even upper sandusky resevoir"once full of 5lb bass" is dead,C'mon man.
 
#11 ·
That's not correct at all. Money for ODOW projects comes from excise taxes on fishing and hunting supplies. NONE of that can go to general fund or other state budget interests. It MUST be allocated for fishing or hunting related projects. They built a new marina down on Ceasars Creek Reservoir. Alum Creek State Park got new parking lots for the boat ramps (weren't needed). So, I agree that they could've and should've spent money to better take care of this resource especially since there are few resources available in the NW part of the state. Sad really.
 
#9 ·
I heard last night..they are done draining water out of the lake and they are leaving it the way it is. I'd say their is a hole in the southwest corner that is still 14',,, crappie, bass, catfish, should still thrive in their. not sure if it still has walleye or not I havent fished it in a few years.
 
#15 ·
Hey that was for drinking water for the small town, that should have had some bearing in the discussion. but who cares, those are the small people. I say that in jest. I took some people up to the top of the ramp during a day of hunting, that had not been there, it blew their minds, you can see how much money was poured into building that newer body of water. You are not walking around in it yet, that is for sure.
 
#21 ·
Thanks - I would have assumed there would be even less water in it than that. Looking at the topo map from the DNR website, i would certainly think there should be a deeper section of water on the South side of the reservoir. If they keep it at that level, all that shallow water throughout the rest of the lake does have potential to be a decent marshland.
 
#23 ·
^ Yup, i agree. ^ Not too many reservoirs around here were built with the fish in mind. I believe i read somewhere that the Killdeer Reservoir was built more to supplement the flow of the Sandusky River during dry years than for drinking water. Built with conservation in mind from the beginning! It is very sad to see that effort go south for the ODNR. When cities have the main interest, they want the biggest, deepest, most anally geometric thing they can afford. Bellevue has one that is a perfect circle and another that is a perfect square.

Sure hope they keep it at the current level and do not drop it any more.
 
#25 ·
dang lake will be wadeable by spring..lol, kayaks and canoes will be perfect. most of my life I caught walleye ,smallmouth, catfish and perch from there, I dont know how or when crappie were introduced but they were thriving after the change. I came across couple guys(father and son) that had cut the corner too close and their pontoon was stuck in the ditch, they had a cooler full of nice crappie, I had never seen one from there till that day.
 
#27 ·
Second hand update. My Buddy called me today 4/11. Killdeer Upground Reservoir is empty! He said they cut a large notch in the SW wall and drained it completely. I was up there near the end of Dec. and I'm guessing it was down 15' or so. I took pictures and video back then.
 
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