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Future holds promise for Mountain Lake

Posted November 24, 2012
A depleted Mountain Lake is at about 15 percent of its capacity. At 4,000 feet above sea level, the lake is one of only two natural lakes in Virginia, the other being Lake Drummond in the Great Dismal Swamp. | Photo by Matt Gentry, The Roanoke Times

A depleted Mountain Lake is at about 15 percent of its capacity. At 4,000 feet above sea level, the lake is one of only two natural lakes in Virginia, the other being Lake Drummond in the Great Dismal Swamp. | Photo by Matt Gentry, The Roanoke Times

Why does Mountain Lake drain and refill? A research team led by a Radford engineering geology professor is working to find out. The project comes at an opportune time, as the nonprofit group that owns the hotel and resort at the lake is planning a comprehensive overhaul.

Read the story at roanoke.com.

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