Lake Jackson's SINKHOLE drained the lake!

Just like it says in the title, this is the craziest thing I have ever seen!

[@bobmiller6870]

Didn't realize Lake Jackson drained last year again. Really cool footage. The last time it happened was in June of 2012 and I've seen a video of it from the 2002 "drydown" as well. From what I've read and researched, apparently, these episodes are occurring more frequently than they used to. There are newspaper records of the lake draining going all the way back to the early 1800s, and it is likely a phenomenon that has been happening going back before that because the Muscogee (Creek) peoples called the body of water Okeeheepkee which means "disappearing waters."

[@MrManfly]

Where does the water go??

[@bobmiller6870]

@@MrManfly From watching some other videos on Lake Jackson as well as doing some reading of articles from Fish and Wildlife and some of the geological research done on the "dry-down" phenomenon, lakes like Jackson in the state of Florida drain into the aquifer via the sinkholes in their limestone beds. The theory as to why these "dry-downs" occur is that they most likely have to do with dry periods when less rainfall over a period of time results in the water table dropping. During these periods, sediment and muck that blocked the sinkholes collapse, "unplugging" the hole(s), allowing the water to drain into the aquifer.

[@krakhedd]

@@bobmiller6870 how is it safe to walk on as I think happens in this video? I'd expect the recently-underwater portions to be quite muddy and rather like "quickmud"

[@bobmiller6870]

@@krakhedd No idea to be honest Paul, but I would assume it would depend on the composition of the lake bottom whether it was mud and muck or sandy and rocky. We used to have a fairly large pond on the farm I grew up on, that was roughly 10 acres in size, and during dry spells, a good 2 or 3 acres of the bed would get exposed. A person didn't want to walk out onto the exposed bed of the pond even after a couple of weeks because they could sink up to their knees in the mud and muck once you broke through the dry crust that was on top. I lost a tennis shoe or two doing that as a lad. But Lake Lanier just across the pasture was a different story as it was mostly sand and clay when the lake bed was exposed. You could walk out on the bed when the lake was going down even a day after it was exposed.

[@BEV0323]

Wow, that's a lot of water to be disappearing! The drone footage was great, it was just plain AWESOME!!! Thank you for sharing that with us!!! 👍👏💜😊

[@melissanorris8615]

Thank you for this video, I've looked up sinkholes and I've even noticed a few videos of lakes disappearing but this is the first one I've watched. The footage of the void left behind from the water literally took my breath away.

[@skunkhome]

Sink holes plug with sediment but fluctuations in ground water from time unplugs the holes and the lake runs down into the Florida Aquifer.

[@Meriale46]

This has happened in Lake Jackson several times since the 1950s... first in 1957 when the sinkhole first formed but it refilled the next year, again in 1981 and refilled in 1982, then again in 1999, 2006 and 2012. It refills each time but it goes into the same sinkhole everytime.

[@ek8710]

But where does it come out?!

[@morningstar270]

@@ek8710 🤔

[@Meriale46]

@@ek8710 The water drains into the Florida Aquifer. The Limestone Aquifer is roughly 20+ feet below the lakebed. So the water doesn't go that deep but it will empty back out and the water will rise through the sinkhole to refill the lake. This takes about a year to occur.

[@Meriale46]

@@ek8710 It doesn't, it goes underground into the Aquifer... and Aquifer in an underground stream or lake. There are 2 types of Aquifers... an unconfined and a confined. The unconfined is where the water in Lake Jackson goes, the confined is under a layer of sediment or limestone (in this case limestone) that circulates the water and purifies it before pushing it back out. It's like natures water treatment.

[@viv7677]

I love the drone footage!! Very pretty! Great video

[@maskedmanfishing]

Thank you!

[@rustysmith5809]

Imagine what formations are down their

[@goodlifegreenscapesbrecken5928]

Cool reminder that most rivers (and lakes) rest atop fault lines. Awesome drone footage! Wonder what sort of cave system is underneath that area

[@warrenmichael918]

Narnia is flooded now i think...

[@maskedmanfishing]

Thank you and thanks for watching.

[@PacoOtis]

Dude! There are several Lake Jacksons! Where is this one?

[@maskedmanfishing]

I didn't realize. This one is in Tallahassee FL. Thanks for watching.

[@glenestes8017]

I have been using his drone footage to try to figure out which Jackson lake this one was. They are all over the USA. Thanks for asking the question.

[@rednaxelaeoj]

In 5 million years, this place will look like Grand Canyon.

[@rickharnish6757]

In the 70's Lake Jackson was one of the best bass lakes in Florida.

[@danilobmalitjr8339]

So where does the water go?

[@robertvanbuskirk7859]

How far is Lake Jackson from Jacksonville NAS Navy Hospital?

[@rickharnish6757]

@@robertvanbuskirk7859 Tallahassee. Take I-10 west out of Jacksonville. 2.5 - 3 hours.

[@robertvanbuskirk7859]

@@rickharnish6757 Thanks 👍 You Be Well 🖖

[@RyanMr6.7]

Excellent footage!

[@maskedmanfishing]

Thanks!

[@frankcesario4432]

Great shots excellent video

[@maskedmanfishing]

Thank you

[@knighttuttruptuttrup8518]

Great video, subscribed.

[@maskedmanfishing]

Thank you.

[@mitchmaris]

thanks crazy. Thank for sharing

[@katg6274]

Idk what it looked like before, but that view is beautiful!

[@billbox1916]

Very cool, thank you!

[@maskedmanfishing]

Thanks for watching

[@christianheidt5733]

Thx 4 sharing!!!

[@mfanwelikeit3760]

So cool!

[@robertdees2442]

I wonder what causes this to only occur every 20 or so yrs and what plugs the hole until the next time?

[@jimkraus6063]

Could you plug it just like a bathtub

[@jkocol]

There is a lake in Alberta that does this disappearing act occasionally. There is a lot of limestone in the area so there are sinkholes and I think the underground plumbing on that one makes a natural self-starting siphon where when the lake level gets high enough, the siphon starts and doesn't stop until the lake is drained.

[@warrenmichael918]

@@jimkraus6063 sure, just let my wife and daughters take a few showers in it and their hair will plug it up in no time flat, just like our tub! LOL

[@jLjtremblay]

What are the stats on the lake when it is at its normal level? Size in acres? Average depth? Deepest hole? Great video!

[@amymiller9970]

That's so crazy!

[@cherylclark915]

I'm in total awe! Mind blowing footage 🤯👏👏👏 Q... ❓🤔 Where does ALL that--- 💦 Precious Water💦 Go❓😶✌️ 😮 Ohhhh, and how and when will it come back❓😱

[@TairnKA]

Hey someone, jiggle the lever. ;-)

[@patmycock9206]

Wherever it’s going there should be some big fish if it’s drained that many times over the years. Lol Good luck getting your boat through that crack though. Haha

[@queenbee3647]

Why not shift the dirt and prevent the water from flowing into the sink hole?

[@warrenmichael918]

huh? That looked like the low point to the lake, kinda hard to shift dirt around that i would imagine.

[@Valient6]

So soon as the giant underground cavern fills with water the lake will fill back in

[@no_slaw]

It drains periodically. Drained right before I was born and then again when I was about seven or 8. I think this is the 2nd or 3rd time in my lifetime

[@njkauto2394]

Cool 😎

[@okboomer6201]

In Michigan we have a lake that does this from time to time. "Rainey Lake".

[@charleswieand4445]

Round Lake in Van Buren county Michigan small island used to go under every seven years till last time in 1980s when it went under the Chicago resorters ski boats washed it away enough it doesn’t surface no more

[@RDC_Autosports]

those things freak me out!

[@bumpyjason]

Such a shame! What drone do you use?

[@maskedmanfishing]

I use the DJI mini. Thanks for watching.

[@bumpyjason]

@@maskedmanfishing cool, thanks

[@alinawaz1730]

So many similar events. KZbin recommendations at it again.

[@eugenekupka7900]

This where Lake Jackson used to be !

[@meemahmcdoogle]

I wonder if this draining is somehow linked to the numerous earthquakes near Elgin, SC. 30+ in a short amount of time!

[@halted_code]

what you should have done is get drone footage of all the features underwater and then super imposed that on a map of the lake, then you would have a map of the underwater features when the water comes back.

[@maskedmanfishing]

That does sound awesome but my editing skills are definitely not there yet. Lol

[@warrenmichael918]

@@maskedmanfishing go steal that google earth car with the roof top camera and take it for a few hot laps around the place!! Let google maps do the work for you!! LOL

[@kevinflabouyfishing5739]

Is this in Kissimmee Florida?

[@maskedmanfishing]

No, it's in Tallahassee FL.

[@jer-bear2353]

What state is this.

[@maskedmanfishing]

It's in Tallahassee Florida. Thanks for watching.

[@langjr0]

At least it’s good for the aquifer.

[@annem7806]

Water table problens?

[@sonshine1831]

Maybe an Aquafir that drains down every so often from fresh water consumption then fills back up from the lake. Just a thought!!..😉

[@fieldsonfire]

Yea I was going to say the swamplands or abandoned salt mines like here in Louisiana, but this looks like hills.

[@bargdaffy1535]

Wouldn't that replenish the Aquifer though?

[@terryrose6208]

If it's going into an aquifer, it is possible over time that the pressure could equalize and the lake will refill. I don't know the geology of that area but if it's a breakthrough into another limestone complex, it may never refill. It could be going into a swamp. Just guessing.

[@shopcrate5687]

It's must be pretty stinky over there

[@johnathanstephenson8107]

There's a cave somewhere under there

[@johnwick-ii6il]

The waters above the firmament and the waters below the firmament.

[@joebarnes3178]

In 6 million years or so people will be comin there to vacation because it will be the new grand canyon

[@DB-xu7zl]

Is it safe to walk around the sinkhole?

[@maskedmanfishing]

Probably not. I tried to stay on rocks instead of dirt. I could have gotten down to the hole but I decided to fly the drone down instead.

[@amacuro]

@@maskedmanfishing the water went to a cave that's under the lake. Standing on dirt or rock is equally dangerous if the ceiling of the cave collapses.

[@agustinacapangpangan2413]

Anyone gonna ignore the nice view?

[@Michaelnation22]

All I could hear is flip flop flip flop.

[@yourfriendfarming758]

👍

[@martinsonofwar395]

As the son of a geologist, DUH!

[@googleuser3760]

Where is this at?

[@maskedmanfishing]

Tallahassee FL Porter Sink (Lake Jackson) maps.app.goo.gl/JL1ZNLoDQAraCKwD9

[@live2ride387]

Mountain Lake in VA did the same thing

[@maskedmanfishing]

I just looked it up. That's wild, it almost looks the same too.

[@Roweinna]

Wonder if they have ever tried to put a camera down the hole?

[@bobbg9041]

Im wondering is this the water that causes sink holes in Florida.

[@amacuro]

Sink holes are created in limestone rocks. Water dissolved limestone, so it's not the water the issue, it's the limestone. If Florida had granite or basalt, the water wouldn't dissolve them.

[@michaelpcooksey5096]

Be nice to see a before and after shot.

[@maskedmanfishing]

That's a good idea! I'll go back out soon and run the drone over it again. I think its filled in some now.

[@kaz8934]

Wonder where the water ends up?

[@amacuro]

There is a cave under the lake. The water went to this cave.

[@jacksek12]

There is a limited water supply.......

[@genehasenbuhler2594]

It happens on average about every 20 yrs!

[@jamessmith-bw4nb]

Happen more often then 29 yrs now

[@joekuhl3500]

At this same lake?

[@genehasenbuhler2594]

@@joekuhl3500 yes look it up!

[@jaycutty1738]

Where in the world is that water going?

[@JayPersing]

Aquifers and ground water

[@amacuro]

There is a cave under the lake. All the water went into that cave.

[@jaycutty1738]

Why can’t we pump all that water back out?

[@amacuro]

@@jaycutty1738 i can think of 3 things, there might be more: 1. Good luck finding a hose with the right size and shape to reach the aquifer below, which we probably dont even know where it is exactly. 2. How much energy/money are you going to spend pumping the millions of gallons of water back to surface. Good luck finding someone who wants to fund that. 3. The water will go back in the hole at some point. Or another hole that may open.

[@jer-bear2353]

Time on video is 3:58 i see a Indian chief face on the wall of the dirt. check it out

[@jimkraus6063]

They should map it real good being they have rhe chance. It could help with a lot of safety in the future

[@bobbg9041]

Drone footage was 👍. Your not fishing there!

[@hkstephenson6991]

Sad. Man did that.

[@michaelwurst7165]

Mother nature does what she needs to do with no regard to people. It's not the end of the world or a catastrophe....its reality that most people don't accept

[@conandoyle1740]

where are the fishys?

[@billrobbins5874]

Very nice video. That's a phenomenon. They should go back to the Indian name. Much better sounding than Lake Jackson. Especially it's meaning.

[@maskedmanfishing]

What was the old name? I'm new to the area.

[@billrobbins5874]

@@maskedmanfishing Okeeheepkee which means disappearing waters. U-tube is Middle Science; Disappearing Waters.

[@murielvaillancourt3855]

Thank you to show us the Indian spirit and his memory over times.

[@OutlawJuice]

Let me guess? We need more climate controls. I was there in July and August and it didn't look like this

[@maskedmanfishing]

I don't know about climate control. The lake comes and goes like this sometimes. I just posted the video because it was cool to see it, not to promote any climate control agenda.

[@amacuro]

This had nothing to do with climate change. Climate change is real but this particular phenomena is not related to it.

[@stephanomartinez3508]

So the guy from gold rush is doing KZbin videos noe

[@maskedmanfishing]

I'm definitely not that guy but who do I look like?

[@stephanomartinez3508]

@@maskedmanfishing was a joke

[@stephanomartinez3508]

@@maskedmanfishing but well done video

[@robertvanbuskirk7859]

Fasten good, solid anchors set into the rock, weld them together along with rebar and a form built to pour a concrete tube that's approximately 50 feet across with 4 ft thick walls Lake fills back up and you got a lotta cave exploring tourist revenue to be had from that 👍👍👍

[@terryrose6208]

I believe that could possibly be done.

[@robertvanbuskirk7859]

@@terryrose6208 Well, hell yes, she'll work Just have more than enough oilfield water pumps to bypass the base construction and the form building, as well as a damned good reliable cement company

[@terryrose6208]

@@robertvanbuskirk7859 I wonder if anyone at the local or state level has thought of this ? Certainly would make a positive impact on their economy. I'm going to do some research. Thank you for your post and your reply.

[@bryanbressem5026]

Put down the bubble, your high

[@robertvanbuskirk7859]

@@bryanbressem5026 Bubble?

[@tj4938]

I don't wanna sound crazy but what if there's a civilization up under the lake that sinks it to sustain them? 😂🤷🏽

[@jasonalexander2413]

glad you mentioned this as a joke because the government has underground cities and they been doing this for years. This isn't the first time a sinkhole emptied out a lake. I know truck drivers who go down there but they think it's just a storage hub. Wrong. There are these huge metal blast doors off to the side of the main road. Those go much deeper into the interior. With global warming soon expected to soar nobody will survive on the surface. The government knows this. We are currently at 420ppm co2. In 4 years we will go over 450. At that point it will start to release the 4 gigatons of methane gas trapped in the frozen perma frost and glaciers. From there we will rapidly and abruptly go straight over 500. This planet will soon be baking. On a side note they now want to change the name of climate change back to global warming because that is our greatest threat. It always has been. Under Bush they changed the name from global warming to climate change because global warming was considered to be too scary.

[@glenestes8017]

🤣

[@stevensawyer2489]

Fallow salt mine and the salt still desolving will lead to more sinkers.be careful and use gpr .

[@daveycooper4336]

Well I don't know if it's a man made lake, but if it is what else would you expect

[@henrikchristensen2382]

The bibel flodt is comming sonn we ar not worty off this planet

[@HanDrumsolo]

or Florida is built on carbonate rock and littered with sinkholes

[@henrikchristensen2382]

@@HanDrumsolo oh yer tat can be posabal to 😉😄

[@ProjecthuntanFish]

I love all the non locals getting all worked up about Jackson draining

[@maskedmanfishing]

I haven't live here in Tallahassee for long and I gotta say it was crazy to see!

[@ProjecthuntanFish]

@@maskedmanfishing LOL its old news to anyone that has grown up here.

[@clttrucking0179]

Happens every few years, I heard from the elders the state put old school buses in it in the 70s to try and stop it but it didn’t work

[@ProjecthuntanFish]

@@clttrucking0179 They put cars in it back in the 50's it was i always was told

[@toothfairy2353]

Stupid pointless advertisements beforehand complete waste of everyone's time

[@maskedmanfishing]

I don't have any advertisements? I'm assuming that your leaving a comment on my video because of a KZbin advertisement that I have nothing to do with.

[@HanDrumsolo]

First day on earth, or just first day on the internet?

[@deb-deb17]

Empower yourself by "turning the dial" if you don't like something. Myself, I rather like the video's and plan on sticking around, even with "stupid pointless" advertisements.

[@PaulMalone-pm8qk]

This will help the cooling the earth core