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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Caused By: Erosion, Lead
It is created by the erosional forces of cascading water on the rocks at the formation's base where the water impacts.
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A plunge pool (or plunge basin or waterfall lake) is a deep depression in a stream bed at the base of a waterfall or shut-in.
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