Tombolos-Stops-3

= Stop 3 = = Plunge Pool = Air Temperature 44ºF Soil Temperature 48ºF GPS Coordinates 34 49.271’N, 83 43.355’W This is an example of a **plunge pool** also known as waterfall ponds. A plunge pool is a **basin** formed by the erosion caused by the displacement of water from a water fall or rapid. The depth of plunge pools are generally equal to the height of the falling water (Britannica). However, due to deposition and sedimentary cycles (sediments constantly being deposited and carried away) the actual depth of a plunge pool varies (Geoscienceworld.org).

("plunge pool." __Encyclopædia Britannica__. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 29 Oct. 2009 <**[]**>.) ( "Plunge pools and paleoprecipitation -- Nott and Price 22 (11): 1047 --." //Geology//. Web. 29 Oct. 2009. .)

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