Still Water by Don McDonald — Four aircraft carriers in a lake

Dr. Nathan Cole measures water for a living. It's quiet work, gauges and spreadsheets, the slow arithmetic of things that don't change much. Then a reservoir gains four inches overnight with no rain, no inflow, no explanation, and gives them back by morning. Everyone blames the sensor. The sensor is fine. What follows is the worst thing a careful man can discover, which is that he's been measuring the right thing all along. If you like short stories, there's a multiverse of them at shortstoryverses.com. And do me one favor. Hit follow. It costs you nothing, it takes a second, and it's the whole reason a show like this keeps going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.