Friday, 11. June 2004

"Fyooosh!" So long, Lake Chesterfield


Recent heavy rain may have washed Lake Chesterfield down the drain.

A sinkhole at the bottom of the 23-acre lake in Wildwood swallowed millions of gallons of water in a few days this week. The sinkhole "was just like a ticking time bomb," said geologist Dave Taylor. "It held for all this time, and finally it broke loose."

stltoday

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