Buzzard Roost Sinkhole is a little know geological feature
located just outside the city of Frankfort and not far from Hwy 60.
There may of been a time this sinkhole was used as a source of
water. Now its filled with brackish water. I suggest that you don't
drink from it.
Sinkholes like this one are common all around Kentucky. They are
part of a karst feature. Karsts shape the land all around eastern
Kentucky. Buzzard Roost sink hole is located along Buzzard Roost
road. The depth of this sink hole is unknown to me. It could of
been used for watering livestock at one time long ago. There is a
very old stone fence build around the sinkhole, which is protected
as a historical site. If you look closely at the stone work you
will see fossils. The stone fence is 150 years old.
Buzzard Roost Sinkhole is also known as a sink, shake hole,
swallow hole, swallet, doline or cenote, and a natural depression
or hole in the surface topography caused by the removal of soil or
bedrock, often both, by water. Sinkholes may vary in size from less
than a meter to several hundred meters both in diameter and depth,
and vary in form from soil-lined bowls to bedrock-edged chasms.
They may be formed gradually or suddenly, and are found worldwide.
Mechanisms of formation may include the gradual removal of
slightly soluble bedrock by percolating water, the collapse of a
cave roof, or a lowering of the water table. Occasionally a
sinkhole may exhibit a visible opening into a cave below. In the
case of exceptionally large sinkholes, such as Cedar Sink at
Mammoth Cave National Park, USA, a stream or river may be visible
across its bottom flowing from one side to the other.
DO NOT LOG AS A FIND UNTIL YOU HAVE A PICTURE READY TO POST. To
get credit for this EC, post a photo of you (I do not accept
pictures of just a hand) At the posted coordinates with the Buzzard
Roost EC in the background and please answer the following
questions.
1. How wide and long is the sinkhole?
2. What is the elevation at the sinkhole?
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earth cache. I am by no means a geologist. I use books, internet,
and asking questions about geology just like 99.9 percent of the
geocachers who create these great Earth Caches. I enjoy Earth
Caches and want people to get out and see what I see everytime I go
and explore this great place we live in.