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Lake vanishes almost overnight; sinkhole drains man-made body of water near St. Louis
Associated Press ^
| June 11, 2004
| Associated Press Staff
Posted on 06/12/2004 6:36:04 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP
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To: MeekOneGOP
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posted on
06/12/2004 6:56:54 AM PDT
by
nuconvert
("America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins." ( Azadi baraye Iran)
To: MeekOneGOP
Some residents said they noticed that the lake, after being swelled by torrential rains weeks earlier, began falling last weekend... If they think they have problems now, wait until the water-table falls during the next dry season.
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posted on
06/12/2004 6:58:21 AM PDT
by
Polybius
To: Tazlo
How close is this to the New Madrid fault? Is this a precursor for another BIG ONE?New Madrid's down near the bootheel. I don't think it had anything to do with this.
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posted on
06/12/2004 6:59:07 AM PDT
by
tacticalogic
(I Controlled application of force is the sincerest form of communication.)
To: tacticalogic
Any seismic activity in the area, though?
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posted on
06/12/2004 6:59:57 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
To: MeekOneGOP
They can plug it for $1000 per household?
That would be $1000 very well spent.
To: MeekOneGOP
Someone poured too much of this into the lake.
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posted on
06/12/2004 7:00:30 AM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(It is not Bush's fault... it is the media's fault!)
To: MeekOneGOP
Mr. English expects it to cost $1,000 a household.
Not that high an assessment for an affluent household to pay to overcome Mother Nature.
Alright. Who pulled the plug ??
God?
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posted on
06/12/2004 7:00:55 AM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: cripplecreek
At first it was just a small opening, but as the water began to rush through it, the hole began to enlarge itself. More water rushed through, making the hole still larger, until finally it was big enough to engulf barges, tugboats, and the drilling rig that had begun the whole thing.
OOPS!!!
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posted on
06/12/2004 7:02:40 AM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: LoneRangerMassachusetts
This area is often called Chesterfield and is in West St. Louis County. It is predominantly liberal; however it is right by St. Charles and St. Peters which are largely Repubican.
My sister lives in a neighboring subdivision. According to her, the talk is to see if the gov'ment might possibly chip in to help. Typical isn't it?
To: mewzilla
Not that I've heard about.
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posted on
06/12/2004 7:02:59 AM PDT
by
tacticalogic
(I Controlled application of force is the sincerest form of communication.)
To: MeekOneGOP
That has got to stink to high heaven. Rotting fish--eeeoooow.
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posted on
06/12/2004 7:03:26 AM PDT
by
Catspaw
To: tacticalogic
How smart was it to make a man-made lake on top of a limestone bed? And even if they fix it, won't this just happen again?
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posted on
06/12/2004 7:05:20 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
To: MeekOneGOP
Lake vanishes almost overnight
Well, she did lose quite a bit, but I don't know if I'd characterize it as almost vanishing overnight.
before
after
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posted on
06/12/2004 7:06:13 AM PDT
by
Xenalyte
(It's not often you see Johnny Mathis in the wild.)
To: mewzilla
Depends on how stable it is. Limestone seems to have a wide variance of consistency, at least around here.
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posted on
06/12/2004 7:10:17 AM PDT
by
tacticalogic
(I Controlled application of force is the sincerest form of communication.)
To: R. Scott
You should run a search of the story. People saw some once in a lifetime sights that day.
Persionally i would have loved to see the 1,100 foot gyeser comming from the mouth of the salt mine as it filled from the other end.
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posted on
06/12/2004 7:12:54 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(you tell em i'm commin.... and hells commin with me.)
To: MeekOneGOP
If this works like anything else a lawyer gets his slimy hands on, they will SUE their insurance company who will most likely pay and charge the rest of us who are not so stupid as to buy homes in unstable, dangerous areas.
Demand your insurance company quit "spreading the risk" nationwide to pay off other lawyers , judges and politicians who want their beach-front mansions in hurricane areas and want us to pay for them.
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posted on
06/12/2004 7:13:03 AM PDT
by
steplock
(http://www.gohotsprings.com)
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To: Battle Axe
Thanks!
And here's a link to a FL state gov. sinkhole brochure. Pretty interesting.
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posted on
06/12/2004 7:14:59 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
To: mewzilla
And even if they fix it, won't this just happen again?Yep. They might dump enough bentonite in it to plug it up, but the water will find it's way back out again. It's just a question of how long.
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posted on
06/12/2004 7:15:09 AM PDT
by
tacticalogic
(I Controlled application of force is the sincerest form of communication.)
To: tacticalogic
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posted on
06/12/2004 7:16:54 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
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