The Dirty Dancing lake returns to life on itself

Mountain Lake, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia, is now filled up with water after a gap of 12 years. This astonishing phenomenon is a process of self-cleaning that it is known to do. The lake was popularized in the classic 1980s movie Dirty Dancing. Mountain Lake is really one of its kind, and now it is back being its former self after 12 long years.
According to experts, the lake self cleans by pushing sediment that is in the bottom of the lake through a plumbing system. This makes the lake bigger and deeper, and helps to keep it clean.

The lake in fact goes completely dry every 400 years, but returns to its natural state in an astonishing natural cycle. The movie Dirty Dancing was shot in 1987 here, and the water level has dropped and come back up a couple of times since then. The lake remained mostly dry between 2008 to 2012.

In 2020, the lake slowly filled up with water only because of the continual work of scientists who worked on a system that would allow the lake to go through a natural process. Now, with the lake filled up, this is a great opportunity for travellers to experience their Dirty Dancing moments here, and locals cannot get enough of this beautiful sight.

The Mountain Lake has been hosting Dirty Dancing weekends for lovelorn couples since a long time, and with the lake all filled up now, it would be an amazing experience for sure. The iconic scene in this movie shows Patrick Swayze teaching Jennifer Grey how to dance in the lake. The movie also features the Mountain Lake Lodge, which has been named Kellerman’s Resort onscreen.