Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ERWIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJMN) — A lake in the western U.P. has been drained after the discovery of a partial dam failure and ...

A variety of dead fish in what is left of Lake Alice on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. (Bennett Moger / Pioneer Press) Dane Zierman, 16, of Scandia, throws a shiner into the St. Croix River in an attempt to ...

Lakes, despite seeming permanent, can disappear quickly or slowly due to a combination of natural geological processes, ...

The recent accidental draining of Lake Alice at William O’Brien State Park due to a valve malfunction could create an opportunity to tackle the lake’s invasive aquatic plants. Lake Alice, a spring-fed ...

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (WSIL) -- Officials will completely drain Little Grassy Lake out of safety concerns for local communities. Officials with the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service say the move is a ...

On their first-ever visit to William O’Brien State Park on Sunday, Dave and Tracy Rowe of Ironwood, Mich., noticed something odd about the park’s Lake Alice: It was empty. The water was mostly gone, ...

POLSON - A Flathead Lake boating tragedy two weeks ago that left one angler dead and another missing and presumed drowned was almost certainly due to a catastrophic system failure of the boat itself ...

A lake doesn’t evaporate overnight unless it does. In Minnesota’s William O’Brien State Park, Lake Alice, the popular 26-acre summer retreat for swimming, fishing, and picnics, has been drained to a ...

Lake Alice in William O’Brien State Park in northern Washington County virtually disappeared over the weekend after a dam valve failed, and the water drained into the St. Croix River. “It’s ...