Arkansas River 'Blanketed' with 100,000 Dead Fish 26.03K Max Read 01/02/11 11:14PM Filed to: Apocalypse Apocalypse Arkansas Animals Fish Arkansas River Some 100,000 dead fish died in the Arkansas River, about 125 miles away from the 1,000 blackbirds that "fell out of the sky." So if anyone is wondering where, exactly, Jesus is going to show up: It's Arkansas.