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Sinkhole that swallowed an entire lake

On November 20, 1980, Lake Peigneur in Louisiana began doing the impossible — it started draining away. An oil drilling rig ...
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The Lake Peigneur Giant Sinkhole Disaster 1980

When The Earth Swallowed a Lake. November 20, 1980, is a new day at Lake Peigneur in Louisiana. Some 9 miles north of the Vermilion Bay in the Gulf of Mexico, a charming, calm lake is a popular resort ...