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Has anyone ever heard of Lake Peigneur. In 1980, an oil company was mining and they drilled into an underground salt mine. The entire lake emptied in about 3 hours, then eventually filled back up. Here's a link:



I tried to find some pictures, but haven't had any luck.

Scott
Wow! :o Sure would suck to be diving if that happened.
Yeah, you go from open water diving to wreck diving to cave diving in only minutes.... Wait, that actually sounds kinda cool.

But Jason , what if you couldn't fit thru the hole? A permanent plug , so to speak?

Jean Smile