Dredging a lake can be an expensive and arduous task, but it?s necessary for most man-made lakes, scientists say.

“You are moving a lot of material ? it?s not an exercise for the financially embarrassed,” said Dan Soeder, hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Services.

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