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Question about origin of swamps with dead trees:
near my friend's house in new lebanon new york, there is a swamp where all the trees seem to be dead
does anyone know how this might have come into being?
since the swamp is filled with dead trees, I imagine at some point the trees had to be living -- I'm guessing it was a forest at some point before it became covered in water
but I don't know how or when it became covered in water (and why not before?), or maybe there's also another explanation
some photos are attached
@notplants this marsh-y pond was created by a 5 foot dam built in the 1930s on a neighboring lake
https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/big-beaver-pond
@henry interesting references ! there is a possibly man-made pond right near by that I was wondering if might be related ... I also hear some folks speculating beavers could also be the cause lol