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Plunge Pool

Erosional and Karst Formations

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A plunge pool is a deep depression in a stream bed at the base of a waterfall or shut in, carved out by the erosive force of cascading water striking the rock below. The term is used both for the depression itself and for the body of water that fills it.

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