Sediment flushing in Mystic Cave, West Virginia, USA, in response to the 1985 Potomac Valley flood
The great November 5, 1985 Potomac Valley flood was responsible for the release of 1800 m3 of alluvial and colluvial sediment from the walls of the entrance doline of Mystic Cave.Flood waters were sufficiently powerful to flush the entire mass of sediment Gift Cards not only into the cave but through the cave.Remnants of the sediment mass in the fo