Drought jeopardized brown trout spawning in the Delaware River Basin
1/7/2025 5:16:43 PM
CATEGORIES:
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Kent County, DE
New Castle County, DE
Sussex County, DE
Burlington County, NJ
Camden County, NJ
Cape May County, NJ
Cumberland County, NJ
Gloucester County, NJ
Hunterdon County, NJ
Mercer County, NJ
Monmouth County, NJ
Morris County, NJ
Ocean County, NJ
Salem County, NJ
Sussex County, NJ
Warren County, NJ
Broome County, NY
Delaware County, NY
Orange County, NY
Sullivan County, NY
Ulster County, NY
Berks County, PA
Bucks County, PA
Carbon County, PA
Chester County, PA
Delaware County, PA
Lackawanna County, PA
Lebanon County, PA
Lehigh County, PA
Luzerne County, PA
Monroe County, PA
Montgomery County, PA
Northampton County, PA
Philadelphia County, PA
Pike County, PA
Schuylkill County, PA
Wayne County, PA
Start Date: 9/23/2024
- End Date: 1/7/2025
Ongoing drought was affecting fish and wildlife in the Delaware River Basin. The brown trout that spawn in the autumn from September into October can be more vulnerable to drying out, ice and predators when the water is low.
NJ Spotlight (Montclair, N.J.), Jan 6, 2025
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