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Lac Salé

Bangoua Kouni, Comoros

Lac Salé

Legend says this remote, “bottomless” lake was created by a curse.

From the pier on the south end.

West Glacier, Montana

Lake McDonald

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.

Iron-rich springs at Australia's Lake Tyrrell provide intense color in <em>Heart of the Salt Lake.</em>

Is This an Australian Salt Lake or a 'Beating Heart Laid Bare'?

Iron-rich springs generate intense color in a stark landscape that, from above, might be mistaken for a crime scene.

Gemma Tarlach October 12, 2021

Lago di Alleghe

Lago di Alleghe

A devastating landslide accidentally created this tourist hotspot.

Sid Pearl jumps safely back to the boat—but that's not always what happens. Pearl has fallen in the lake eight times in two years.

The Gravity-Defying Mail Jumpers of Lake Geneva

Yes, sometimes they fall in the drink.

Rebecca Deurlein September 20, 2021

A satellite image from May 2021 shows Lake Menindee, the largest of a nine-lake system, refilling after years of drought. By late August, the lake had reached nearly 90 percent capacity.

An Australian Lake Returns to Life Amid Controversy and Hope

The revival of Lake Menindee is the latest chapter in a battle over water management, environmental protection, and indigenous rights.

Gemma Tarlach May 5, 2022

Summersville Lake Lighthouse

Mt Nebo, West Virginia

Summersville Lake Lighthouse

A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.

In a false-color satellite image, the winding Büyük Menderes is a dark ribbon snaking through the Turkish countryside, with many oxbow lakes—created when the river changed course—visible.

The Curious Past and Uncertain Future of the Original 'Meander'

In southwestern Turkey, the winding Büyük Menderes River shaped human history. Now, it's humans who will carve its future course.

Gemma Tarlach August 4, 2021

Roswell, New Mexico

Bottomless Lakes State Park

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

Children at the edge of Lago Ex SNIA, an accidental lake in eastern Rome that resulted from a construction error in the 1990s.

Rome’s Accidental Lake Is an Urban Refuge and Catalyst for Activism

The body of water, which shouldn’t even exist, has a long history as a source of both controversy and comfort.

Lidija Pisker July 16, 2021

Ala Kul Lake

Ala Kul Lake

A stunning blue-green lake located in the Terskey Alatau mountain range.

The endangered Saimaa ringed seal has adapted over time to both fresh water and the presence of humans.

The Uncertain Future of Finland's Rare Freshwater Seals

The animals face threats from climate change, fishing, and a tourism boom, but their biggest advocate remains hopeful.

Michael Hunt June 16, 2021

Stumps along the slough in the foreground, with a sand dune behind.

Mud Slough

As fallout from an irrigation project, a formerly cottonwood-lined stream is now a sandy, desolate, post-apocalyptic channel lined with weathered stumps and tumbleweeds.

Wind Point replica lighthouse

Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Lake Havasu Lighthouses

More than 25 fully functional scale replicas of famous lighthouses dot the shores of Lake Havasu.

Isola dei Fiori di Loto (Lotus Island)

In Lago Superiore, the largest expanse of lotus flowers outside of Asia is hard to miss.

Pneumonia fronts may be accompanied by low shelf clouds, and may travel several miles inland from Lake Michigan.

What the Heck Is a Pneumonia Front?

The explanation behind a "drastic," bone-chilling, mysterious weather event in the Upper Midwest.

Gemma Tarlach June 2, 2021

Lake Amadeus

Petermann, Australia

Lake Amadeus

This large lake in Central Australia contains an estimated 600 million tons of salt.

Jusanji Pond in autumn

Cheongsong, South Korea

Jusanji Pond

Trees emerge from the surface of this small man-made reservoir.