Published 13:26 IST, July 17th 2020
'Dirty Dancing' lake that was dry for 12 years has started filling up again; watch video
Mountain Lake, made famous by the 1987 movie 'Dirty Dancing,' dried up in 2008 & stayed that way for over a decade. Now, it's beginning to fill up.
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Mountain Laken was me famous by 1987 movie Dirty Dancing. lake dried up in 2008 and stayed that way for more than a dece. But it's w beginning to fill up this summer, shocking locals and tourists alike. Mountain Lake Lodge is a mecca for true Dirty Dancing enthusiasts who fly to Virginia's Pembroke resort to see different landmarks featured in movie. re is also cabin where "Baby" stayed with her family and boathouse where visitors took dance classes.
But lake where actors Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey practised ir famous lift in movie, is reportedly t what it looked like in movie. water level of lake first decreased in 1999 but returned in 2003. It went down again in 2006 and it went absolutely dry by 2008.
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According to reports, area h a wet Spring and recently employees at Mountain Lake Lodge ticed lake where Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey h started filling back up. Heidi Stone, general manr of Mountain Lake Lodge revealed to news portal that lake is about third full right w and it seems to be holding. He furr ded that it is very exciting and guests have also been very happy because for so many years lake h been dried and looked like a meow. Heidi also said that lake looks prettiest when it is filled with water.
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In a video posted on lodge 's website, Jon Cawley, a professor at Roake College said process of draining and refilling makes lake exceptional. He ded that this lake basin is only one on planet that is going through this kind of cyclicity and that it has this kind of plumbing system. Cawley also said that lake hits a major low every 400 years, but it functions as it should. Cawley furr ded that when lake drains it automatically empties out and cleans itself by moving sediment that h accumulated at bottom of lake. Watch video below.
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About scene
lake gained popularity due to a scene in film Dirty Dancing that released in year 1987. In scene, Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey practised famous lift scene for ir dance. Ever since n entire scene and filming locations have gained major popularity. Watch video below.
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13:26 IST, July 17th 2020