A few years ago, local authorities drained a pond near my house.

Walking in the drying mud, my wife and I found several coins in a few minutes.

Some of his finds were old enough to be rare andvaluable coins.

treasure hunting in a drained lake or pond

This story isnt unusual you too can cash in on lake-bottom treasures.

Curious about finding valuables in drained lakes and waterways?

Heres what you oughta know.

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Our team has compiled alist of creative waysyou can fatten your bank account this week.

This is a long list, so dont get overwhelmed.

Well keep it updated as offers changes or expire.

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In other words, the opportunity hadnt passed for others to join in the treasure hunt.

Did you know?

How do you get that information?

Google it, of course!

My quick search yielded many prospects.

Also, youll find additional results if you replace to be with will be and repeat each search.

In CaliforniaTioga Lake is being drainedas I write this.

I also learned about plans to drain lakes and ponds in numerous other states and Canadian provinces.

And dont forget to watch for reservoirs and other bodies of water that are low due to drought.

A search for lake drying up and reservoir drying up will produce many possibilities.

Low rivers are even causing amini-gold rush in California, by revealing newly-accessible places topan for gold.

Online treasure-hunting forums are a good place to start.

For example, TreasureNet.com has a discussion board for Todays Finds.

(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)

You know which ones were talking about: rent, utilities, cell phone bill, insurance, groceries…