This Hole in a Lake Contains a Terrifying Mystery That Cost a Clueless Victim’s Life

The world is full of wonders. And one of them has got to be the mysterious hole in Lake Berryessa in Northern California. One day, a creepy, dark, black hole opened up out of nowhere and no one in the community seemed to know why.

While it won’t suck you into the underworld, it does contains a terrifying mystery that will leave you shaken.

There’s a Hole in the Lake

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At first glance, the hole in the lake looks like a dimensional portal to an alternate universe. As you can imagine, the mysterious-looking black hole has attracted many curious bystanders over the years.

But it turns out that this phenomenon isn’t natural. So who built this thing and why?

This Spillway Defies Logic

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Its official name is the Morning Glory Spillway and it is located in Lake Berryessa in Northern California. But to many, the hole seems to defy all logic and scientific explanation. And there’s a deeper mystery behind the hole’s origin.

The Hole Is Like a Massive Toilet

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The hole is 22 meters wide and 75 meters long and some say that the water falling through the spillway looks like toilet water as it’s being flushed. It certainly gives boaters and swimmers something to be scared of.

But the deep hole is is so much more than just a creepy and mysterious abyss.

The Whirlpool Was the Stuff of Legends

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There are dozens of legends of giant whirlpools that open up and suck even the strongest ships towards the horizon and into the hole itself. But were these just myths or was this every boat enthusiast and swimmer’s worst nightmare?