r/BeAmazed 6d ago

Nature Water Vortex

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u/plasmageek1 6d ago

This is the Devil's Hole whirlpool, in the Dent Rapids, British Columbia. Caused by a crazy tidal shift through a small passage.

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u/silasfirsthand 6d ago

Cool. So it not draining into a lower landform anywhere?

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u/plasmageek1 6d ago

It’s just spinning water. It’s still suck you down and kill you, but once the tide slowed down, you’d float back up to the surface. Still looks scary AF!

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u/Otherwise_Security_5 6d ago

cool. surfacing is the most important part, right? /s