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The Water Sinks Depression is a large closed depression at the northeastern end of Burnsville Cove. It is the final sink point for several surface streams. Two modest-size caves, Owl Cave and Water Sinks Cave, were known earlier. In November, 2007, a collapse revealed a much larger lower level of Water Sinks Cave. The new cave consists of a large master trunk passage, the Water Sinks Subway, and an array of other passages with the characteristics of a floodwater maze. A description of the caves is given along with a detailed description of the exploration of the Subway section.
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Lucas, P.C. (2015). Caves of the Water Sinks Depression. In: White, W. (eds) The Caves of Burnsville Cove, Virginia. Cave and Karst Systems of the World. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14391-0_11
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