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There's another sunken town like this in Alabama and it's also super clear, it's called Smith lake and you can even sometimes see the bottom from a boat.
Don't call this a failure, Mark! You might not have found the city as expected but you took us hundreds of years in the past and tons of water deep, I'd still call that a win!🤗 amazing video as always!
Earth Scientist here. The reason the water changes color as they get deeper in the lake is because of lake stratification. There’s actually 3 layers of lake, which have long names I don’t feel like typing out. Assuming this was filmed in the summer, the bottom of the lake should be colder than the surface. The mixing of all the layers occurs in Fall and Spring. It’s really interesting.
On another note, I was pleasantly surprised to see bathymetry (measuring of depth in water) broken down so easily for the masses to understand.
Former Submariner here and I can attest to the Captain stating that getting a little "sea pressure" on that hatch could have corrected the issue, but that definitely seemed like a "fouled hatch". Glad he aborted the dive! Mark you've joined an elite club! I'm a relatively new fan, but you should consider doing some actual submarine videos if you haven't!
For anyone wondering this is folsom lake. A few years ago this lake's water level got so low you could see some of the structures above the water. By structures i mean you can really only make out the foundations of the buildings
Dude! I didn't know you were looking for stuff underwater. My team does that for Washoe County and surrounding search and rescue efforts with Side Scan aka tow fish, and a remote operated vehicle. We did the deepest recovery in Lake Tahoe at around 1570ft, a couple years ago. You should get in contact with me. :)
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i used to live a few miles from Folsom Lake. I remember in like 2012 or 2013 we had a really bad drought and the lake level was low enough that some of the town was visible
I love how the video doesn't force a "happy" or "successful" ending. Just optimism and a learning mentality. Well done, Mark Rober! Your positivity is contagious!
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2: THE BOAT
3: THE PLANES
4:FAILED DIVE
SO... THATS AN UNLUCKY LAKE
On another note, I was pleasantly surprised to see bathymetry (measuring of depth in water) broken down so easily for the masses to understand.