Ideally when someone thinks that they have a sink hole on their property, they would want it to be as small as possible to avoid any structural damage to their home and also to save money during remediation. Very rarely do you hear about a sink hole being so massive that it swallows an entire home, but it can happen. With a sink hole, Beverly Hills residents would want to take care of them as soon as possible otherwise it may grow to a large enough size to swallow your home entirely. Even if you are unsure if you have a sink hole on your property, it would be worth it to have it tested and monitored regardless.
How Long Have They Been Forming?
The depth of a sink hole is usually determined by how long it has been forming, or how long water erosion has been eating at underground sediments. Although it does still happen, more likely than not a sink hole is going to take a long time to form and does not form a massive hole immediately. With a sink hole, Beverly Hills residents might see the signs of sink hole activity on their property well before they know for sure that there is a massive cavity under their home.
What is the Biggest Sink Hole?
The size of a sinkhole is broken up into two main categories; one of them is sink holes that are ancient and were formed thousands of years ago, and the other are sink holes that have developed recently. It is hard to determine the size of the biggest sink holes because many of the biggest sink holes are actually found underwater. For those sink holes that develop on land, one of the biggest sink holes Beverly Hills residents might be aware of in the US is the Golly Hole in Alabama. This particular sink hole is 300 feet wide and approximately 120 feet deep.
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