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Originally Posted by Weirs guy
Wow, I did not know that. Any idea how the "pockets" maintain themselves and don't simply dissipate into the rest of the lake? Is it a pressure thing?
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If there are any salt water pockets in Lake Winnipesaukee, they would maintain themselves by specific gravity—salt water being heavier.
A diver at Lake Wentworth's deepest point (~85 feet) wrote of a very thin "cloud layer" a few feet off the bottom, but didn't offer any explanation for it.
I suspect it was an interface between salt and fresh water, with the cloud being a mix of bacteria and fine "floating" detritus. Lake Winnipesaukee would have many more pockets where this condition could exist.
It's a big "if" anyway. A saltwater presence wouldn't assure alien life in the lake beyond a few simple lifeforms (like burrowing worms): there could be entire dead zones as well.