How to unplug a lake: the Peigneur lake accident
Peigneur Lake is a small reservoir located in Louisiana, United States, a few tens of kilometers from the Gulf of Mexico. The whole region is rich in lakes and bodies of water, due to proximity to the large Mississippi Delta, and the fact that this is the deepest lake in Louisiana shouldn't be as shocking as how it has come to be in recent times. Going back in time, At the end of the nineteenth century, a wealthy former actor settled on the shores of the lake, and needing water to irrigate the estate, he decided to dig a well on his property. [...]
