The Dust Bowl Years and Ringo Lake

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Aerial photo taken in 1938

Detailed image (4 Mb)

The same view today

The presence of water is not always a constant.
During the 1930's, known as the dust bowl years, many lakes dried up including Ringo.
When the rains returned in the 1940's, so did the lakes. Could it happen again?
Certainly.

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This page was updated 4-15-2012