Beloye (russian: Белое, meaning White) was a small freshwater
lake
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in
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
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,
Russia
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. It lay approximately 300 meters from the village of
Bolotnikovo. In May 2005, the lake disappeared overnight for unknown reasons. It is speculated that the lake may have drained into an underground river or cave system due to
subsidence
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. Seventy years before the 2005 disappearance, in 1935, several houses were destroyed under similar circumstances. In 1600, there was a church standing where Beloye Lake was, which sank into the ground over a day.
See also
*
Lake Peigneur
References
External links
May, 2005 BBC ArticleJuly, 2006 Pravda.ru Article on the Lake's Return
Lakes of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Shrunken lakes
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