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[[File:McConnell Springs, Blue Hole spring.jpg|thumb|The Blue Hole.]] | |||
'''The Blue Hole''' represents the initial of two significant springs situated within [[McConnell Springs]]. Its source can be traced back to a broad region in the southwest of [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], where the waters travel underground through the limestone bedrock. | '''The Blue Hole''' represents the initial of two significant springs situated within [[McConnell Springs]]. Its source can be traced back to a broad region in the southwest of [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], where the waters travel underground through the limestone bedrock. | ||
Latest revision as of 00:22, 5 January 2024
The Blue Hole represents the initial of two significant springs situated within McConnell Springs. Its source can be traced back to a broad region in the southwest of Lexington, where the waters travel underground through the limestone bedrock.
The distinct blueness of this water is a result of prismatic effects generated by its exceptional depth of 15 feet. This exposed water body was formed when water discharged from a crevice in the bedrock with enough force to remove the topsoil and sediment. As a result, it currently forms a cone-shaped basin that remains filled by the springs underneath.