Blood Red Lake

extreme case of red algae?

iron and copper from mining operations can make water bright red, but this is just a guess.  however, i do not believe algae would appear this bright.  i found this a while ago on google earth and i've been looking - i haven't found a definitive explanation for this yet.

someone  colored it with photoshop ?

Is that for real? You dont wanna drink the water is all i can say..

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My god is Google Maps satanic? What with this site and the this and the Glowing Red Cross

hi

I see something like that here;

LAT 52°33'48.26"N LONG 111°21'19.77"W

Any ideas?

On Google Earth

looks like it was taken (similarly) to heat detection or *infrared*. the buildings look almost cartoony, and the other water is very very blue/green, and the other part has reds and oranges and yellows through it. i think it was heat sensory photography. dont hold me to that, or be a jerk if im wrong.

that is oxen blood from the baghdad slauterhouse I am not joking!

Having spent quite a bit of time dealing with Iraq and Baghdad, I'd like to add my thoughts here, because there are a lot of comments that in my opinion are simply off-base.

This body of water is part of the Grand Canal on the northern outskirts of Baghdad, specifically this canal is on the north-eastern border of the neighborhood known as Sadr City (sometimes referred to as Ath-Thawra, Revolution City, or Saddam City - its former name). This canal derives its water partly from the Tigris, which splits Baghdad north and south, and the Diyala River which comes from north of the capital. This canal shouldn't be confused with the Army Canal (also known as Qanat al-Jaysh).

Both of these bodies of water are heavily polluted, and one must understand that in many areas of urban Iraq, sanitation is a major problem and has been for years. At the height of the insurgency, it was particularly bad, as IEDs would rip open water pipes and sewage lines, which flowed into the streets and surrounding land. Insurgents also threatened or killed individuals or organizations that picked up trash on the streets, as that was a preferred medium for hiding explosives.

Depending on when this Google Earth photo was taken, the amount of pollution in and surrounding those canal areas was extremely high, as it remains today for the most part. I've included two photos below that were taken by a US Army photographer on May 11th 2006. The water behind the Soldiers is horribly polluted by residential and commercial dumping, resulting in water that had bright pink hue.

IMAGE:
Pvt. Shane Irwin and Pvt. Zachary McDaniel of Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, walk along a contaminated canal as they provide security for a U.S. hired forensics archaeology team searching for Saddam-era mass grave sites. The water color is due to years of contamination at the land fill. Official Department of Defense photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Klika.
   
Date: 05/11/2006

Hope that helps

Grand Canal may not actually be the correct name, I have it written down somewhere...

Are those photos for real strategic?? They look as if they have been photoshopped. If notthen that is the most freakish looking scene..

No matter how man says it become red but this is what I believe..Revelation 16:4-6 The third Angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water, and theybecame blood.5 Then I heard the Angel in charge of the waters say: "You are just in these judgement you who are and who were, the Holy One, because you have so judged;6 For they have shed the blood of the saints and prophets and you have given them blood to drink as they deserve....

@strategic : thanks !

@lifeblessing : hope you're not serious...

i think its a google error, maybe.. the same type of lake is in alberta canada

google it

 52°33'48.26"N /111°21'19.77"W

Ok no offense to the soldier photos but those have been photoshoped. You can tell in the first one the bricks are flat like a back drop and the pink hue is too high for it to be water if the bricks are behind the soldier. There would have been more deminsion in the photo then it beind all back drop looking. As for the second one again its all 1 deminsion . If they are standing on the ground why would it be one demison on the water? and it would have more of a water look to it. No offense ment but those are very fake and badly photoshoped.

Does anyone else notice that when you zoom out far enough on the map, the color disappears? What's up with that? And the lake in Canada at 52°33'48.26"N /111°21'19.77"W looks like the red color has just been pasted on; you can see blue in one corner of the lake. Any ideas?