"Called Loughareema and locally referred to as 'the vanishing lake', the natural feature is capable of a remarkable magic trick. It can be full in the morning but completely empty just a few hours later - as if the water has somehow 'vanished'. What makes Loughareema so unusual is there are no rivers flowing out of the lake, only three flowing in to it."
"To most locals, the bizarre behaviour of Loughareema is known for inspiring a legion of ghost stories. It is said that on nights when the lake is full, a phantom haunts the shoreline. Others claim sightings of a kelpie, or water-ghoul - a grey or white horse-like creature that's able to adopt human form. The vanishing lake is regarded as one of Northern Ireland's most enigmatic geological sites', according to The Geological Society."
"'Loughareema is a dynamic landscape and on approach to the lake it's exciting to guess what state it will be in,' he said. The natural feature has three rivers flowing in to it and none flowing out of it, although it does have a sink at the very base. This sink drains all of the water out of it and into an underground drainage system, which is not yet very well understood."
Loughareema is a lake in the hills of Northern Ireland that can be full in the morning and empty a few hours later. The lake has three rivers flowing in and no visible outflow, but a sink at its base drains water into an underground drainage system. The underground channels remain poorly understood, prompting detailed studies using time-lapse cameras and water level loggers to record filling and emptying rates. Local folklore links the lake's behaviour to ghosts and a kelpie. Hydro-geologists aim to explain the dynamics and measure the timing and rates of drainage through the sink.
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