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I was at the lake to fish last week and was walking along the beach and saw these holes. They were so smooth and round. What made them?





Jason
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meteorites, just kidding i have no idea but very interesting.
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My hypothesis would be that it is a result of hydrostatic pressure due to a natural aquifer reacting to some sort of heat stimulus.

Is this in UT or ID by chance? There has been known volcanic activity in the past in those states.[shocked]
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no this was on a beach in southern Indiana last weekend. there were quite a few more of these holes. I only took pics of 2 though. They were all over the beach

Jason
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It could still be hydrostatic related. Non geothermal.[cool]
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i say fresh water clams!


but then again i cant see the pic here at work
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could a fresh water clam make a hole that big? the bigger one in the pics was about 2'x3'
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Looks like a sink hole to me. Seen some small ones at RI beaches.
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That is weird, I've seen some clams make holes but not that big, if that's a clame hole, I don't want to see the clam. Maybe a kid dug some holes in the past and then they washed out with rain or something.
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How big are the holes?
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the ones in these pics are about 2' by 4'. There were a bunch of them all different sizes all over the beach. But they were all very smooth

Jason
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I gotta ask, did it rain a day or two before you saw the holes? One has water in it and the other shows it had water in it by the rings along the sides just like a reservoir when it drops. It could be the consistency of the sand kinda like a sink hole effect.
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yes it did rain. Quite a lot actually. It was very windy too
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