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The Science Behind Lake Superior's Secrets
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You have heard the phrase. Lake Superior never gives up her dead. Most people think that is folklore. It is not. It is science. And the explanation is colder than you expect. The deep water of Lake Superior stays at approximately 34 degrees year round. Decomposition depends on bacteria that produce gases. Those gases are what make a body buoyant and bring it to the surface. At 34 degrees bacterial activity slows to almost nothing. The gases never accumulate. The body never rises. Lake Superior reaches 1,332 feet at its deepest point. Cold, dark, and still at the bottom. Ships.
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