Al-Musk Lake (Arabic: بحيرة المسك) was an artificial sewage lake east of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a city that (at the time) lacked an underground sewage system.[1] The lake was established by the Municipality of Jeddah in the 1990s.[2] Over time, the lake reached dangerous levels, and in 2005, a concrete precautionary dam was erected to prevent spillover into the city.[3]
In 2010, the lake was drained by Saudi Arabia's National Water Company, acting under government instructions.[2] Despite having been drained of sewage, a 2017 scientific study concluded that the site remained environmentally contaminated.[4]
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- ^ Al-Sharif, Asma (December 7, 2009). "Jeddah floods recede, sewage lake still threatens". Reuters. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ a b Al-Tamimi, Sultan (October 17, 2010). "Jeddah's infamous lake drained". Arab News. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ Al-Sharif, Asma (December 4, 2008). "Sewage lake threatens Jeddah". The National. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ Rashed, M.; Niyazi, B. (June 2017). "Environmental impact assessment of the former Al-Musk Lake wastewater dumpsite using electromagnetic induction technique". Earth Systems and Environment. 1 (1). doi:10.1007/s41748-017-0010-1. ISSN 2509-9426.
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