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Subterranean waterfall

Topic: Earth

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Short description: Waterfall located underground
Ruby Falls is an underground waterfall within a cave in Tennessee, United States
Gaping Gill chamber with the waterfall in the background.

A subterranean waterfall, tierous waterfall, or underground waterfall is a waterfall located underground, usually in a cave or mine. They are a common feature in cave systems where there are vertical or near vertical geological structures for the weathering process to exploit, and sufficient gradient between the sink and the rising.[1][2] The highest known subterranean waterfall is in the Vrtoglavica Cave in Slovenia, with at least 400 metres (1,300 ft).[3]

Notable examples

Name Height Location Notes
Vrtoglavica Cave waterfall[3] 400 m (1,300 ft) Plužna, Bovec Template:Flag-icon Highest subterranean waterfall
Gaping Gill waterfall 98 m (322 ft) North Yorkshire, England Template:Flag-icon Located in the Yorkshire Dales
Grotte aux Fées waterfall 77 m (253 ft) Saint-Maurice, Valais Template:Flag-icon The highest waterfall in a show cave
Silver Falls 64 m (210 ft) Townsend, Tennessee Template:Flag-icon Located in the Tuckaleechee Caverns
Ruby Falls[4] 44 m (144 ft) Chattanooga, Tennessee Template:Flag-icon
Lacy Suicide Falls 42 m (138 ft) Cass, West Virginia Template:Flag-icon Located in the Cass Cave

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kevin Adams (1 June 2002). Waterfalls of Virginia and West Virginia: A Hiking and Photography Guide. Menasha Ridge Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-89732-414-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=KOnHiX7xIKIC&pg=PA32. 
  2. ↑ Waltham, Tony; Murphy, Phil (2013). Waltham, Tony; Lowe, Dave. eds. Caves and Karst of the Yorkshire Dales. Buxton: British Cave Research Association. p. 136. ISBN 978-0900265-46-4. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pavils, Gatis (7 March 2013). "Vrtiglavica Cave and Waterfall". http://www.wondermondo.com/Countries/E/Slovenia/SlovenianLittoral/Vrtiglavica.htm. 
  4. ↑ "Tennessee's Spectacular Underground Waterfall". The Weather Channel. 21 March 2014. http://www.weather.com/travel/news/tennessees-spectacular-underground-waterfall-photos-20140321. 



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