Quote Originally Posted by steveinsene View Post
Perhaps a thermocline has set up and the water coming out of the lake is un oxygenated water from below the thermocline. I've never experienced it myself but have heard of this phenomena before. I've heard the smell referred to as similar to rotten eggs stench. No oxygen in water below thermocline has likely been used up by bacteria consuming the waste and dead decaying organic material in the deeper no oxygen water.
Forgot to add to this post that the awful smell is likely the byproduct of the bacteria going to work on dead matter in deeper water.