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The 1981 sinkhole, which grew out of the smaller 1969 sinkhole, is thought to have formed from a collapse in the salt dome and is now a lake. The cause of the 2008 sinkhole is not yet known, but a collapse in the salt dome that Daisetta sits on is thought to be the cause and suspected to be caused by a company drilling oil out of the area. [5]
Daisetta, Texas – sits on a salt dome, in 1969, 1981, and again in 2008, sinkholes formed in the area; Deep Lake (Florida) – a natural sinkhole in Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida; Deep Run Ponds Natural Area Preserve – contains one of the largest remaining systems of the Shenandoah Valley sinkhole ponds in Virginia
“My worst fear is for it to overtake us at night,” one resident told a news outlet. “So that’s the reason we haven’t really been able to sleep.”
Daisetta Sinkholes – Daisetta, Texas. Several sinkholes have formed, the most recent in 2008 with a maximum diameter of 620 ft (190 m) and maximum depth of 45 m (150 ft). [73] [74] Devil's Millhopper – Gainesville, Florida. 35 m (120 ft) deep, 500 ft (150 m) wide. Twelve springs, some more visible than others, feed a pond at the bottom. [75]
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Daisetta, Texas; Deep Run Ponds Natural Area Preserve; Devil's Icebox (cave) Devil's Kitchen Sinkhole; Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area; Devils Well; G. Grassy ...
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