Louisiana's deepest lake formed after a drilling accident caused a sinkhole to collapse and a whirlpool to form, turning a 10 ...

What started as routine drilling ended in a geological nightmare. Lake Peigneur collapsed into the ground, swallowing barges, land, and a massive drilling rig—leaving behind Louisiana’s deepest lake.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While Louisiana's largest lake, the Toledo Bend Reservoir, spans 1,200 miles of shoreline, the state's deepest lake only spans ...

In 1980, a drilling accident at Lake Peigneur in Louisiana caused the entire lake to drain into a salt mine below, creating one of the most bizarre disasters in U.S. history. Shoppers alarmed by ...