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Terrain scans indicate this biome contains unusually high concentrations of organic and fossilized remains.

― PDA, Dialogue

The Lost River is a unique cave biome. It is a massive, frigid cavern system located deep under the surface.

Entrances to the Lost River can be found in both Blood Kelp Zones and in the Deep Grand Reef. The Cyclops is able to enter the Lost River through the Deep Grand Reef, though it is a narrow passage. The Cyclops can traverse the whole way into the Inactive Lava Zone.

Description

The Lost River is generally gloomy and foggy, possessing a distinct greenish water tint that is mostly illuminated by the acidic brine pools as well as an eerie atmosphere with the occasional Ghostray cry. These pools cover almost all of the lower portions of the caverns. The green brine found throughout most of the cave system will harm the player, but the blue brine found within the Tree Cove is harmless.

The Disease Research Facility is located in the Lost River, inside a cavern, with its opening in the Junction.

The Lost River is composed of five distinct areas:

<tabber> Bone Fields=

"Bone Fields"

The Bone Fields is a vast cavern within the Lost River, where a colossal skeleton of an unknown fauna can be seen laying, giving the Bones Field it's name. It connects to the first Blood Kelp Zone, through passages, each of them having its own flora and particular landscape, as well as the Ghost Canyon.

<tabber> Fauna=

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Flora=

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Resources=

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Gallery

A view of the gigantic skeleton
A smaller skeleton located in the Bone Fields
A small cave system underneath the brine
Strange rock formations on the ceiling of the Bone Fields
A cave located inside the rock spires above the gargantuan skeleton in the ceiling of the Bone Fields
The path from the Blood Kelp Trench to the Bone Fields
Rear view of the skeletal remains
A view of the Large Skeletal Remains

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Ghost Canyon=

"Ghost Canyon"

The Ghost Canyon is a huge passage featuring multiple caves and tunnels branching out from one main canyon. It connects to the Bone Fields from the south. Numerous roots and luminescent-tipped branches litter the sides and bottom of the brine-filled trenches. A Precursor Cache that was set up to study a skeleton can be found in this area.

<tabber> Fauna=

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Flora=

Gel Sack

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Resources=

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Gallery

Entrance to the Ghost Canyon from the Deep Grand Reef
Overview of the Ghost Canyon
The Ghost Canyon entrance from the Bone Fields
View of the entrance from the Ghost Canyon to the Deep Grand Reef
Entrance to the cache cave
Size comparison between the player and the skeleton outside of the cache
Where the Ghost Canyon comes out in the Bones Field
Some flora on the sea floor.

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Ghost Forest=

"Ghost Forest"

A large chamber that leads from the main entrance of the Lost River (located in the second Blood Kelp Zone). This area is filled with whitish glowing flora on the sea floor and dark brown, bioluminescent giant Ghost Trees, and is also the starting point of the brine river. There is steep drop off at the back end of the Forest, with a long brinefall, that leads to the Junction. From there, the player can either go straight forward into the Bone Fields, or turn right to enter the Tree Cove. Brinefalls of various sizes are present, and a smaller version of the skull found in the Bone Fields can be found here.
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Fauna=

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Flora=

Gel Sack

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Resources=

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Gallery

Overview
Brinefalls in the Ghost Forest
Ditto
A smaller skull found within the area
A small cave found in the Forest
A small brine pool in the Ghost Forest
Blood Crawlers in the Ghost Forest
Opening from the Ghost Forest to the Junction
A drop off in the Ghost Forest
Another overview of the area
The flatter areas of the Ghost Forest
The darker areas, with the occasional Ghostray
More brine

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Tree Cove=

"Tree Cove"

The Tree Cove is a large cavern within the Lost River. The brine river forms a large lake there, with the luminous Giant Cove Tree in its center. However, the color of the brine is a bright blue, compared to the green brine of the other sections of the Lost River. One end opens to the north tunnel leading to the Junction, and the other, a corridor, to the Inactive Lava Zone. Roots and branches grow scattered on the brine-lakes and numerous Ghostrays inhabit the chamber.
<tabber>

Fauna=

Ghostray

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Flora=

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Resources=

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Gallery

Overview of the Tree Cove
A closer view of the Giant Cove Tree
Smokers within the Tree Cove
A secluded brine pool with a thermal vent
The falls leading to the Inactive Lava Zone

|-| Junction=

"Junction"

The Junction is characterised by a large plateau surrounded by a ring of brine. At the top of the plateau are several smokers, and a few glowing blobs. A Sea Dragon Leviathan skeleton can be found on a small, flat platform in this area, next to a few white smokers. A naturally formed bridge connects the plateau to the northern side of the cavern, towards the Ghost Forest. Brinefalls from the north and south flow into the brine here, which contains some ghost trees and roots. The Junction connects to the Bone Fields to the south, the Ghost Forest to the north, the Disease Research Facility's cavern to the east, and the Tree Cove to the west.
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Fauna=

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Resources=

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Gallery

Overview
White smokers next to the Sea Dragon Leviathan Skeleton
The Sea Dragon Leviathan skeleton in the Junction
Entrance to the Tree Cove from the Junction
Entrance to the Disease Research Facility cave from the Junction
Entrance to the Bone Fields from the Junction
Path up to the Ghost Forest from the Junction
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=== Skeleton Data Bank Entries ===
Skeleton Scan 1=
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Projections suggest this lifeform would have been far larger than any living creature encountered on the planet. The remains date to seven thousand years ago.
Gargantuan Skeleton=
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The fossilized remains of a super predator.
- The remains now support a vibrant microcosm of life
NOTE: There are a series of precise, angular indentations on the rib cage, suggesting a third party has taken samples from the specimen at a previous time.
== Lost River Concept Art ==
Concept Art "Bone Fields"
Concept Art "Ghost Forest"
Concept Art of the Bones Field Corridor
Concept Art "Ghost Canyon"
Concept Art "Tree Cove"
Concept Art of the skeleton in the Bones Field

For a more complete gallery, visit Lost River/Gallery.

Future Plans

Carar-infected fauna will be found in abundance here.^[1]

Trivia

The Gargantuan Skeleton in the Bone Fields is suggested to have belonged to a close cousin to the Sea Dragon Leviathan.
Like other segmented biomes (such as the Inactive Lava Zone), the Lost River's technical data divides it into the LostRiver_TreeCove, LostRiver_BonesField and LostRiver_BonesField again for the Ghost Canyon (this aids the AI in deciding music tracks, random events and creature behaviour).
The acid damage from the brine may be possible implementation/reference to the "Pillars of Silence" concept art, where enormous jets of acid dot an alien seabed.
The Ghost Forest was called the "Ghost Trees Chamber" before the Bones Update. ^[2]

References

↑ https://trello.com/c/XJ3CZkAa/5862-barebones-first-playable-story-spoilers Dated October 6, 2016.
↑ http://unknownworlds.com/subnautica/bones-update/ Dated October 27, 2016.

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[1] ttps://trello.com/c/XJ3CZkAa/5862-barebones-first-playable-story-spoilers Dated October 6, 2016.

[2] ttp://unknownworlds.com/subnautica/bones-update/ Dated October 27, 2016.

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@@ Line 61: / Line 61: @@
 LRBF_Rock_Formations.png|Strange rock formations on the ceiling of the '''Bone Fields'''
 RockFormationsCave.jpg|A cave located inside the rock spires above the gargantuan skeleton in the ceiling of the '''Bone Fields'''
-BFBKT.jpg|The path from the [[Blood Kelp Zone|Blood Kelp Trench]] to the '''Bone Fields'''
+BFBKT.jpg|The path from the Blood Kelp Trench to the '''Bone Fields'''
 LRBFskeletonrear.jpg|Rear view of the skeletal remains
-IMG_7494.JPG|A view of the Large [[Skeletal Remains]]
+IMG_7494.JPG|A view of the Large Skeletal Remains
 </gallery>
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 === Gallery ===
 <gallery widths="200" spacing="small">
-GhostCanyon1.jpg|Entrance to the '''Ghost Canyon''' from the [[Deep Grand Reef]]
+GhostCanyon1.jpg|Entrance to the '''Ghost Canyon''' from the Deep Grand Reef
 CanyonOverview.jpg|Overview of the '''Ghost Canyon'''
 LRGC_Bone_Fields_Entrance.png|The '''Ghost Canyon''' entrance from the '''Bone Fields'''
-LRGC_Deep_Grand_Reef_Entrance.png|View of the entrance from the '''Ghost Canyon''' to the [[Deep Grand Reef]]
+LRGC_Deep_Grand_Reef_Entrance.png|View of the entrance from the '''Ghost Canyon''' to the Deep Grand Reef
-GhostCanyon6.jpg|Entrance to the [[Precursor Caches|cache]] cave
+GhostCanyon6.jpg|Entrance to the cache cave
 CacheSkeletonSizeref2.jpg|Size comparison between the [[Player|player]] and the skeleton outside of the cache
 GhostCanyon4.jpg|Where the '''Ghost Canyon''' comes out in the Bones Field
@@ Line 110: / Line 110: @@
 Ghost Forest=
 [[File:LRGhostForest.jpg|thumb|"Ghost Forest"|300px]]
-A large chamber that leads from the main entrance of the '''Lost River''' (located in the [[Blood Kelp Zone#Second Blood Kelp Zone|second Blood Kelp Zone]]). This area is filled with whitish glowing flora on the sea floor and dark brown, [[Bioluminescence|bioluminescent]] giant Ghost Trees, and is also the starting point of the brine river. There is steep drop off at the back end of the '''Forest''', with a long brinefall, that leads to the '''Junction'''. From there, the player can either go straight forward into the '''Bone Fields''', or turn right to enter the '''Tree Cove'''. Brinefalls of various sizes are present, and a smaller version of the skull found in the '''Bone Fields''' can be found here. {{Clear}}
+A large chamber that leads from the main entrance of the '''Lost River''' (located in the second Blood Kelp Zone). This area is filled with whitish glowing flora on the sea floor and dark brown, [[Bioluminescence|bioluminescent]] giant Ghost Trees, and is also the starting point of the brine river. There is steep drop off at the back end of the '''Forest''', with a long brinefall, that leads to the '''Junction'''. From there, the player can either go straight forward into the '''Bone Fields''', or turn right to enter the '''Tree Cove'''. Brinefalls of various sizes are present, and a smaller version of the skull found in the '''Bone Fields''' can be found here. {{Clear}}
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 LRGFoverview2.jpg|Another overview of the area
 LRGFshallow.jpg|The flatter areas of the '''Ghost Forest'''
-GF (5).jpg|The darker areas, with the occasional [[Ghostray]]
+GF (5).jpg|The darker areas, with the occasional Ghostray
 GF (6).jpg|More brine
 </gallery>
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 Tree Cove=
 [[File:LRTreeCove.jpg|thumb|"Tree Cove"|300px]]
-The '''Tree Cove''' is a large cavern within the '''Lost River'''. The brine river forms a large lake there, with the luminous [[Giant Cove Tree]] in its center. However, the color of the brine is a bright blue, compared to the green brine of the other sections of the '''Lost River'''. One end opens to the north tunnel leading to the '''Junction''', and the other, a corridor, to the [[Inactive Lava Zone]]. Roots and branches grow scattered on the brine-lakes and numerous [[Ghostray]]s inhabit the chamber. {{Clear}}
+The '''Tree Cove''' is a large cavern within the '''Lost River'''. The brine river forms a large lake there, with the luminous [[Giant Cove Tree]] in its center. However, the color of the brine is a bright blue, compared to the green brine of the other sections of the '''Lost River'''. One end opens to the north tunnel leading to the '''Junction''', and the other, a corridor, to the Inactive Lava Zone. Roots and branches grow scattered on the brine-lakes and numerous Ghostrays inhabit the chamber. {{Clear}}
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 <gallery widths="200" spacing="small">
 LRTC2.jpg|Overview of the '''Tree Cove'''
-LRTC_Giant_Cove_Tree.png|A closer view of the [[Giant Cove Tree]]
+LRTC_Giant_Cove_Tree.png|A closer view of the Giant Cove Tree
 LRTC_Smokers.png|Smokers within the '''Tree Cove'''
 LRTC1.jpg|A secluded brine pool with a thermal vent
-Screen Shot 2017-02-12 at 16.01.06.png|The falls leading to the [[Inactive Lava Zone]]
+Screen Shot 2017-02-12 at 16.01.06.png|The falls leading to the Inactive Lava Zone
 </gallery>
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 Junction=
 [[File:LRJunctionOverview.jpg|thumb|"Junction"|300px]]
-The '''Junction''' is characterised by a large plateau surrounded by a ring of brine. At the top of the plateau are several smokers, and a few glowing blobs. A [[Sea Dragon Leviathan]] skeleton can be found on a small, flat platform in this area, next to a few white smokers. A naturally formed bridge connects the plateau to the northern side of the cavern, towards the '''Ghost Forest'''. Brinefalls from the north and south flow into the brine here, which contains some ghost trees and roots. The '''Junction''' connects to the '''Bone Fields''' to the south, the '''Ghost Forest''' to the north, the [[Disease Research Facility|Disease Research Facility's]] cavern to the east, and the '''Tree Cove''' to the west. {{Clear}}
+The '''Junction''' is characterised by a large plateau surrounded by a ring of brine. At the top of the plateau are several smokers, and a few glowing blobs. A [[Sea Dragon Leviathan]] skeleton can be found on a small, flat platform in this area, next to a few white smokers. A naturally formed bridge connects the plateau to the northern side of the cavern, towards the '''Ghost Forest'''. Brinefalls from the north and south flow into the brine here, which contains some ghost trees and roots. The '''Junction''' connects to the '''Bone Fields''' to the south, the '''Ghost Forest''' to the north, the Disease Research Facility's cavern to the east, and the '''Tree Cove''' to the west. {{Clear}}
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 LRJunctionOverview.jpg|Overview
 LRJunctionSmokers.jpg|White smokers next to the Sea Dragon Leviathan Skeleton
-Junctiondragonskeleton.jpg|A [[Sea Dragon Leviathan]] [[Skeletal Remains|Skeleton]] in the '''Junction'''
+Junctiondragonskeleton.jpg|The Sea Dragon Leviathan skeleton in the '''Junction'''
 LRJ1.jpg|Entrance to the '''Tree Cove''' from the '''Junction'''
-LRJ2.jpg|Entrance to the [[Disease Research Facility]] cave from the '''Junction'''
+LRJ2.jpg|Entrance to the Disease Research Facility cave from the '''Junction'''
 LRJ4.jpg|Entrance to the '''Bone Fields''' from the '''Junction'''
 LRJ3.jpg|Path up to the '''Ghost Forest''' from the '''Junction'''