BIZARRE: Lake rouge - What They Never Told You

A Canadian lake shaped like an emoji suddenly drained dry in a geological event rarely seen on Earth

Lake Rouge in Quebec catastrophically drained in May 2025 due to a landslide and outburst flood, leaving a barren crater. This rare event was caused by a combination of intense wildfires, decades of logging, heavy snowpack, and Quebec's young post-glacial geology. The loss devastates the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi,…

The Economic Times · May 18

Canadian 'emoji' lake vanishes after dramatic, landslide-like collapse — Earth from space

A pair of satellite photos reveals the drastic transformation of Canada's Lake Rouge, which was fully drained after the sudden collapse of one of its banks. A multitude of factors led to the demise of the shocked-emoji-like lake, experts say.

LiveScience · May 5

Quebec’s Lake Rouge vanished – but was it a freak natural event or caused by human actions?

Experts and community trying to untangle mystery of outburst that saw water travel almost 10km overland into a bigger lake

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10