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* sinkholes may also be caused by a drainage of water, such as a water table decline
* sinkholes may also be caused by a drainage of water, such as a water table decline
* sinkholes are most common where limestone, sandstone, salt beds, or gypsum are prevalent
* sinkholes are most common where limestone, sandstone, salt beds, or gypsum are prevalent
[[File:Thor's Well (37588682016).jpg|450px|border|right|thumb|Thor's Well: a sinkhole on the coast of Cape Perpetua, Oregon]]
[[File:Thor's Well (37588682016).jpg|350px|border|right|thumb|Thor's Well: a sinkhole on the coast of Cape Perpetua, Oregon]]
* Thor's Well: a sinkhole on the coast of Cape Perpetua, Oregon, that drains at high tides
* Thor's Well: a sinkhole on the coast of Cape Perpetua, Oregon, that drains at high tides
[[File:December_Giant_sinkhole_collapse_USGS_1972.jpg|404px|border||right|thumb|More than three acres of forest suddenly disappeared into this "December Giant" sinkhole in Montevallo, Alabama, USA.]]
[[File:December_Giant_sinkhole_collapse_USGS_1972.jpg|350px|border||right|thumb|More than three acres of forest suddenly disappeared into this "December Giant" sinkhole in Montevallo, Alabama, USA.]]
* Golly Hole in Shelby County is considered the largest sinkhole in the US.  
* Golly Hole in Shelby County is considered the largest sinkhole in the US.  
** it is 325 ft long, 300 ft wide, and 120 ft deep
** it is 325 ft long, 300 ft wide, and 120 ft deep