Butch Becker, who manages a boating supply store there, believes the town might as well be closed down if the lake disappears.

ECONOMIST: Water in the West (1)

The road around the lake will be closed between Saturday, 16 March and 6 April from 20:00 GMT to 06:00 GMT.

BBC: Toad tunnel: Llandrindod Wells road shuts for mating

And bad storms can still leave resorts inaccessible: last year, floods and mudslides closed one of the main highways to Lake Tahoe.

ECONOMIST: The ski business

The dubious Salt Lake Stock and Mining Exchange closed in 1986.

FORBES: Fraud per capita

One proposal: a set of giant movable gates to be built on the land separating Lake Pontchartrain from the Gulf that when closed could block tidal surges, and when open, improve water flow.

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The final day begins with a 2km trek north from the village of Arbel to the summit of Mount Arbel, an imposing mountain overlooking Lake Galilee, then heads 5km down to the small closed-off ruins of Migdal (biblical Magdala), thought to be the home of Mary Magdalene.

BBC: Walking with Jesus in the Galilee