Blue Hole,stream and then creek

Tnmountains · Apr 5, 2010

Here is a picture of what we call a Blue hole. This one blew out of the ground about 30 years ago from the limestone caves below it. The water is ice cold year round.
Blue hole.

Looking down into it.

The little stream it feeds

The creek it goes into.

VERMONTPACKRAT · Apr 5, 2010

Great pics!!

How deep is the blue hole ? I bet if something got thrown into that one, you would NEVER see it again.

VPR

Woodland Detectors · Apr 5, 2010

I Love Tennessee!

Beautiful pics buddy!

Me and the Knoxville crew are going to come and visit someday!

fossis · Apr 5, 2010

That's 'some blue water', very nice. :thumbsup:

Fossis...........

Call me a Plumber · Apr 5, 2010

Im sure that would cool a tasty brew & shrivel the ole pod, have you ever thrown a measured peice of rope with a weight tied to it to try to assurtain the depth, if that is possible?. Darn pretty though.

Tnmountains · Apr 5, 2010

Thanks everyone. I have no idea on the depth. The current is hard to see but its thousands of gallons per minute boiling up. There is another more ancient one in that stream about 60 yards away that really pumps as well. Story goes some guys from Fla came up to dive it and got a little spooked. Said what looked to be a brand new "old" tractor was hung up down there as well. I know its mighty painfully cold to swim in. It has the white little shrimp in the water lettuce that is around it with periwinkles. Yes you can safely drink that water it is as sweet as it gets. The area is riddled with caves
What you are seeing and where I took the pictures was once a level pasture till the cave blew a leak and formed the blue hole.

Woodland Detectors · Apr 5, 2010

I'm telling you.
Tennessee is one of the most underestimated states as far as beauty goes. :icon_thumleft:

The hospitality aint bad either!
My wife is from TN. And graduated at UT....She said she bleeds orange

Her folks all live there and they are the nicest people you could ever meet.

Tnmountains · Apr 5, 2010

True and the price of great land is fair as that is what I deal in as a hobby. I like to see farms stay as farms..
I always come back to Tennessee. Home I guess.

Tnmountains · Apr 5, 2010

Here is another pic. The clay bank is like a coffer dam holding the water several feet above the stream below.This gives you an idea how much is pumping out of this hole and into the stream.
Its easy to see how clear the water is and how smooth it looks coming over the bank but look at the amount churning up below. Thats a lot of water. Probably about a 10 inch wall coming over.

HCW · Apr 6, 2010

I never saw any thing like it. That's cool.

vibes · Apr 6, 2010

Mother nature never fails to awe and impress me!

Now you know how to get me motivated to visit! September?

Mental Granny · Apr 6, 2010

That is so beautiful an clear blue I bet it is so swewet to drink from! :icon_sunny:

Tnmountains · Apr 6, 2010

vibes said:
Mother nature never fails to awe and impress me!

Now you know how to get me motivated to visit! September?

Yes. Anytime during the first two weeks of September works for me. Just let me know.

rginn · Apr 6, 2010

Oh man, those are great pics. But the most obvious question that nobody asked, can you fish there? I like Tennessee too and been there. Never made it out to Nashville, but I went to Memphis. Just some advice for the rest of y'all. Never ever walk up to the Music Gate and proceed to walk up towards Graceland. Their response time is second to none. (Well hell I didn't know, and the gate was open, and no, definitely no, you can not detect on the grounds of Graceland. Unless you know somebody.)

goldeagle · Apr 6, 2010

we have a blue hole in new jersey that is bottomless so they say,but that is awesome spot,what part of tenn?is that near kingsport?

Tnmountains · Apr 6, 2010

RGINN said:
Oh man, those are great pics. But the most obvious question that nobody asked, can you fish there? I like Tennessee too and been there. Never made it out to Nashville, but I went to Memphis. Just some advice for the rest of y'all. Never ever walk up to the Music Gate and proceed to walk up towards Graceland. Their response time is second to none. (Well hell I didn't know, and the gate was open, and no, definitely no, you can not detect on the grounds of Graceland. Unless you know somebody.)

Yes RGINN there are Brown trout in the creek shell crackers and red ears and sun fish. Full of wood ducks as well. I saw some brem in the hole once not sure how they got in there. We find solid white craw dads in the caves big as rock shrimp. Ok now I am hungry.

Tnmountains · Apr 6, 2010

goldeagle said:
we have a blue hole in new jersey that is bottomless so they say,but that is awesome spot,what part of tenn?is that near kingsport?

GoldEagle
No its near the Tn,Ga Alabama line. Where they all connect.
We have another on one of the mountains they say a meteorite hit. They also say its bottomless. I do not know but it bored down through the mtn at a slight angle :dontknow:

Lots of our swimming holes as kids were trips to blue holes.

Burdie · Apr 6, 2010

Wow now that is beautiful. Tenn. is a fantastic place.

Burdie

2bits · Apr 7, 2010

Blue holes! That is to much! HH
Doc

mamabear · Apr 7, 2010

Hi TN, those are nice pics. you captured the feel of the springs! we have some of those up here in MO too. I haven't been to ours in several yrs. you made me want to go back. thanx for sharing the pix.