Town Plugs Leaking Lake

AVON, Colo. (AP) -- Avon town officials have plugged a hole in Nottingham Lake that was causing the 15-acre lake to slowly disappear.

The leak was found by a fisherman after the lake level dropped seven feet last month.

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The Vail Daily says the temporary plug appears to be holding until the town can replace a lake liner.

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