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How Fast Did This Ancient Lake Collapse?
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June 13, 2025
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0:57Now PlayingLake Bonneville once held trillions of gallons—then unleashed a biblical flood.
But how long did it sit at peak level before the breakout?
Weeks? Years? Centuries?
To sustain that much water, the climate had to be insanely wet.
One study found only 3.3% of the lake's water came from glacial melt...
Which means massive, persistent rainfall was feeding it.
Until something tipped the balance—and 40 million cubic feet per second tore through the land.
Still think climate doesn’t shift fast?
#LakeBonneville #Megaflood #Paleoclimate #EarthHistory #ClimateChange #AncientFloods #TheBigPicture #RandallCarlson
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