The natural waterhole named Thunder well seems to suck ocean water into the ground in this photo taken from the Oregon coast.
The Well of Thunder on the Oregon Coast. (Video: YouTube).
The photo shared by Brad DeWald from Dallas, Texas on the social network Reddit captures the moment a deep hole nicknamed the Thunder well in the coastal state of Oregon , USA, seems to drain and then fill up quickly. follow the waves, Live Science reports. The 6-meter-deep waterhole is continuously empty or filled with seawater just before and after high tide.
“You can get very close to take pictures, but be careful because everything is really wet, and there’s always the possibility of strong waves,” DeWald said.
DeWald’s photo of the Thunder well looks like a surreal landscape. (Photo: Brad DeWald).
Although the Oregon coast is jagged and rough and the seas dangerous, the Thunder well itself is not deadly or mysterious. The wormhole is the entrance at the top of a cave formed during the erosion of basalt in the coastal zone. Another entrance to the cave at the bottom of the pit leads to the sea. At low tide, waves crash inside the cave and visitors can peek inside from the edge of the pit.
Around the time of high tide, the well of Thunder God (named after the god in Norse mythology) fills up from the bottom, sometimes spitting out white spray as the waves crash against the rocky shore. Waves also spill over the hole, giving the impression that water is being sucked to the bottom. The effect is a seemingly endless cycle of draining and filling.