Most wells go down. This one goes up. A hollow, roughly cylindrical shaft rises into the cave ceiling, lined with chert, about 12 feet high and no more than 6 to 7 feet across.
Holes like this appear in ceilings all through the cave. This one earned its name because when it rains enough, it turns into a big waterfall. Robert Ripley featured it in his Believe It or Not column, and the flat chert nodules left behind by the dissolving water still stick out like shelves.
What to know
- The shaft rises about 12 feet into the ceiling and is 6 to 7 feet across at most.
- It is more cylindrical than cone-shaped, and similar holes appear in ceilings throughout the cave.
- It is called the Upside Down Well because it turns into a big waterfall when it rains enough.
- Ripley's Believe It or Not featured the well.
- The shaft is lined with chert.
Position from the 1970 to 1971 survey, approximate.
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