SAINT LOUIS, MO (KMOX) - The sink hole that drank half the lake at Lone Elk Park last spring is about to be fixed.
The popular lake where the elk and other wildlife sip water along the shore sprung a leak last May. The man-made lake lies over a porous gravel subsurface covered with clay.
St. Louis County Parks Department spokesman Kristen Bryant says they plan to pour a slurry of concrete down the hole. "The repairs should actually happen within the next couple of weeks. The contractor is ready to go, but just kind of waiting for a few consecutive days of warmer weather."
The planned repair will cost taxpayers about $36,000. A more ambitious plan to put a plastic liner on much of the lake bed was rejected because it would have cost $180,000.
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