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My neighborhood lake disappeared in a similar manner. We have Karst geology in Missouri. Might be similar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karst https://en.wik
by davio 8y ago
My neighborhood lake disappeared in a similar manner. We have Karst geology in Missouri. Might be similar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karst https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karst
- gplessis 8y agoI grew up in the Risle Valley, that is pictured in the video. I can confirm that we have the same geology. For only a few years, the river is disappearing every summer, which sounds surprising in a global warming context. But no big deal here, just geology.
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- theoh 8y agoThe article says it's karst. (Sinkholes occur when an already-significant underground cavity, typically formed by water dissolving the rock, gets close to the surface and the roof falls in.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkhole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkhole
- codewritinfool 8y agoLake Chesterfield?
- davio 8y agoYep! We've since moved, but they have the lake drained right now to try to figure out how to make it stop leaking.
- codewritinfool 8y agoI feel sorry for the "lakefront" houses that have a big empty pit in their back yard. They've tried several times to fix this, and I'm pretty certain that there was a special assessment associated with each attempt.