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In this episode, we discuss the science behind Missouri’s many sinkholes and learn how the city of St. Louis was developed upon porous and uncertain terrain.
The claim: A sinkhole drained a lake in Missouri
Much of a 17-acre lake in Missouri disappeared almost overnight after a sinkhole materialized – for the second time in five years.
Pictures of the phenomenon quickly spread on social media. A sink hole opened up and drained the lake, reads the caption for a May 9 Facebook post shared nearly 2,000 times.
Accompanying it, there are two photos of the lake at Lone Elk Park in St. Louis, which show water being sucked down a sinkhole near shore as people watch. The user didn t respond to USA TODAY s request for comment.
Sinkhole appeared over weekend
Sinkhole drains much of the water out of St. Louis-area lake
May 10, 2021
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EUREKA, Mo. (AP) A large sinkhole is draining a lake at Lone Elk Park in St. Louis County.
Park officials say the lake level has dropped substantially thanks to the massive sinkhole in the man-made lake. It s the second time in the last five years that a sinkhole there has drained water. The sinkhole in 2016 was in the same area where the new one was revealed.
Park officials used concrete slurry to patch the sinkhole in 2016. Plans are still being formulated to address the new hole. In the meantime, the park is adding signage to keep people away.