lake cumberland is leaking
2007-08-10 @ 15:32#
a friend of mine at work is spending the weekend at lake cumberland, ky. he has pictures that show how water is leaking out of the lake. turns out, it's happening deep in the limestone underneath the lake at wolf creek dam.
the photo gallery he showed me include at least one houseboat that was stranded on the (now) shoreline. and a waterfall that is now just a trickle. depressing stuff.
Lake Cumberland’s Wolf Creek Dam is leaking due to water seepage around its limestone foundation.
Preliminary work is now underway to pour a massive mile-long concrete barrier within the existing earthworks, to be completed by 2014 at cost of more than $300 million.