Vanishing Lake Leaves Mystery in Its Wake
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From Times Wire Reports
Little more than a year after it practically disappeared overnight, Lake Chesterfield is dwindling again.
The 23-acre artificial lake in Wildwood, an affluent St. Louis suburb, drained last year like a bathtub after the plug was pulled. A geologist determined that water had eroded layers of limestone, creating gaps in the bedrock.
Residents of the subdivision spent about $650,000 restoring the lake, but the water is vanishing again.
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