Results/Conclusions We found that water column chlorophyll concentrations (µg L-1) were highest in the catfish treatment, both before and after the resuspension event. The concentration of total suspended solids (TSS) was initially higher in the fish (bluegill and catfish) treatments; these differences were not evident after the resuspension event. The carbon to nitrogen (C:N) ratio of the TSS was not affected by disturbance identity but was higher after the resuspension event. The TSS nitrogen to phosphorus (N:P) ratio was highest in the control treatment before the resuspension event. However, there was no difference in the TSS N:P after the water velocity was increased. In addition to altering TSS quality, the resuspension event strongly affected sediment respiration and metabolism. Overall, our results suggest that disturbance and fish species identity can affect the quantity and quality of particulates in the water column. However, the magnitude of these differences may be reduced by resupension events.