There is no recorded case of anyone falling into this river and coming out alive. Statistically speaking, this is the most deadly body of water in the world. This looks like an adorable little creek in the English countryside but it’s not. 9/10 because this seems like something that should only be in movies. If you fall into this whirlpool you will die. Scientists threw a mannequin with a depth gauge into it and when it was recovered the gauge showed it went down to over 600 feet. It absolutely will suck you down if you get too close. This isn’t one of those things that looks scary but actually won’t hurt you, either. 7/10.ĭue to a quirk in the sea floor, there is a permanent whirlpool here.
Also, the water is freezing, and if you fall into the lake your muscles will seize up and you’ll sink and drown. This lake is about 100 feet across and 45 feet deep, and I strongly feel that this is too deep for such a small lake. It ranks this high because I really don’t like the sheer drop off and how clear it is (because it shows you exactly how deep it goes). On first glance this lake doesn’t look too scary. These canyons are so sheer that they create massive rapids, wild currents and vortexes that can very easily kill you if you fall in. The fish that live down there resemble cave fish, having no color, no eyes, and special sensory organs to find their way in the dark. In the lower section of it, however, lurks a disturbing surprise: massive underwater canyons that plunge down to 720 feet. Most of the Congo is a pretty normal, if large, River. The Lower Congo River, multiple countries However, having freakishly clear water means you can see exactly where the sandy bottom drops off into blackness, so this still ranks a 5/10. You can’t see the bottom in the deep parts. Flathead lake does get very deep, but the spot the picture was taken in is fairly shallow. If it were hundreds of feet deep, the shadow would look like a tiny speck. If that were the case, this would definitely rank higher, but that claim is mostly bull. Rating is 4/10 because Sometimes I worry I’m going to fall into it.Įveryone has probably seen this picture accompanied by a description about how this lake is actually hundreds of feet deep but just looks shallow because the water is so clear. Scientists have dropped in dye, ping pong balls, and other things to try and figure out where it goes, and the things they drop in never resurface.
It literally falls into a hole and is never seen again. This is an area in the Brule River where half the river just disappears. My rating is a 3/10, because although I hate seeing that drop into the abyss it’s a pretty safe place to swim as long as you don’t go down into the cave (which I sure as shit won’t). The cave system below has false exits and narrow passages, resulting in multiple divers getting trapped and dying. This area is safe to swim in, but diving into the well can be deadly. It’s roughly 120 feet deep, surrounded by very shallow water. This “well” is actually the opening to an underwater cave system. My rating for this lake is a 2/10 because I really hate looking at the depth charts but just looking at the lake itself isn’t that scary. It just happens to be very, very, freakishly deep. Luckily, its not any more deadly than a normal lake. It’s over 5,000 feet deep and contains one-fifth of all freshwater on Earth. It’s so deep because it’s not a regular lake, it’s a Rift Valley, A massive crack in the earth’s crust where the continental plates are pulling apart. When I want to give myself a scare I look at the depth diagram of this lake. My rating for this one is 1/10 because I’ve been here and although it’s kinda freaky it’s really not that bad. People do die at the Blue Hole, but it is generally from a lack of diving experience rather than anything sinister going on down in the depths. It’s a popular tourist attraction and recreational divers can even go down and explore some of the caves. Overall, it’s a relatively safe area to swim. The Great Blue Hole is a massive underwater cave, and its roughly 410 feet deep. I’ve been here! I have snorkeled over this thing! It is terrifying! The water around the hole is so shallow you can’t even swim over the coral without bumping it, and then there’s a little slope down, and then it just fucking drops off into the abyss! When you’re over the hole the water temperature drops like 10 degrees and it’s midnight blue even when you’re right by the surface.
I’m sorry this post is long, I have a lot of thoughts and feelings about this. My definitive ranking of my least favorite bodies of water! These are ranked from least to most scary (1/10 is okay, 10/10 gives me nightmares).
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