Apparently it used to be filled with tap water.
That changed in a 2009 reno to use water from the Tidal Basin(man made resevoir) constantly circulating to avoid stagnation issues.
However, that itself caused issues. Rampant algae growth immediately became an issue, so they had to improve the ozone disinfectant system in the same year.
It was drained in 2017 to solve a parasitic snail outbreak which was killing ducks in the pool.
I have no idea what I’m looking at.
Reflecting pool between Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument in Washington D.C. in the gal’dang U S of A.
Last month it was drained to be painted with a blue swimming pool liner.
Because that’s what you do when you’re losing another war in Asia.
Ah! Now I see it!
I was stuck trying to figure out why someone would paint a car park blue.
The reflection pool in DC.
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/28/nx-s1-5802343/reflecting-pool-resurfacing-blue-trump
TY for the article link. Explains it all!
I think it’s the wading pool outside the Lincoln memorial.
do people actually wade in it tho
At least once.
“JENNAY!!”
FORREST?
Apparently it used to be filled with tap water.
That changed in a 2009 reno to use water from the Tidal Basin(man made resevoir) constantly circulating to avoid stagnation issues.
However, that itself caused issues. Rampant algae growth immediately became an issue, so they had to improve the ozone disinfectant system in the same year.
It was drained in 2017 to solve a parasitic snail outbreak which was killing ducks in the pool.
I think it’s more a depth thing than a use case name.
Jenny from Forrest Gump did.
Not generally, but I’ve seen people in it sometimes.
Sometimes kids get in there before their parents tell them to get out
I never realized it was that big.
It’s ginormous but only a few inches deep