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Florida’s Scott Lake recently has been at the mercy of a giant sinkhole that may be 300 ft. deep. When the sinkhole collapsed last month, it took only 10 days to swallow up the lake’s water. Now engineers are trying to figure out how to plug and refill the lake.Central Florida’s Scott Lake, most likely formed by sinkholes thousands of years ago, recently has been at the mercy of a giant sinkhole that may be 300 ft. deep.Four sinkholes and several inactive ones beneath the 285-acre lake, and another one in a nearby ridge, caused the lake to drain completely earlier this month. Water first began to drain into two sinkholes after they opened in mid June, flooding nearby homes and forcing wildlife such as snapping turtles and alligators to fight for their lives. The largest of the new sinkholes,possibly 300 ft. deep, collapsed only weeks ago.It grew into a gaping crevice at least 200 ft. in diameter and 15-20 ft. deep on a Wednesday, having expanded dramatically overnight, and channeled water into the Floridian aquifier, collapsing a dock, a concrete walkway and a chain-link fence. By noon on Wednesday, only isolated pools of water, no more than a foot or two deep, remained.Although the disappearing lake and growing sinkhole attracted a great number of curious visitors, such events are not really that rare in the state, Florida Geological Survey geologist Harley Means recently told The Tampa Tribune.While sinkholes are a common problem in Florida with its high water table,Powers says it is “extremely rare” to have one form beneath a lake that triggers total draining. To read more go to:
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