The Mudhole is a shallow, silty lake in the South-Eastern region of
Scrimpt near the
Button outpost in
Scrimpt .
The Mudhole is very roughly a lopsided trapezoid around 12 miles on the longest side, the edge along the seam
between Scrimpt and Torn Lofte, with the short sides between 3 and 5 miles. It is fed by a small, unnamed river from Torn Lofte, resulting in a waterfall near the middle of the longest edge. The lake covers the former trade road between Obu in Scrimpt the patch that Torn Lofte displaced with really deserves a name, doesn't it?
The lake is very shallow, with most of it being eight feet or less, with a few exceptions over former arroyos and gullies. The shorelines are mostly very shallow out to at least a few hundred yards or so. The water itself is fresh, but very silty, as the sandy soil of a shallow basin in the Scrimpt chaparral has been shaken up by the flooding. Based on other patches, the influx of water should equalize within one or two years of Torn Lofte's appearance, even without an outflow. (See the details for
patches for details.)
Currently the only native fish species in the lake are a type of freshwater catfish. Birds and other animals in the local area have already adapted to using it as a water source, even with the high concentration of silt. The plants that have been covered by the influx of water have mostly died, but those near the shores have been doing well, and a bit of a green belt is starting to form near the shores, although the exact extent of this will change as the lake itself stabilizes.
The Mudhole was formed after
Torn Lofte appeared on the border of
Scrimpt resulting in a thus far unnamed small river flowing into a shallow basin in the scrubland area.
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