What is the pool under a waterfall called?
What is the pool under a waterfall called? A plunge pool (or plunge basin or waterfall lake) is a deep depression in a stream bed at the base of a waterfall or shut-in. It is created by the erosional forces of cascading water on the rocks at formation's base where the water impacts.
What are some fun facts about waterfalls?
Waterfalls are often judged by which are the tallest or have the largest volume of water, but there's so much more about them to know. They can make cliffs, produce a dozen different kinds of ice, and have tiny fish crawling up them using suction cups.
What is the terminology for waterfall?
Waterfalls are sometimes interchangeably referred to as cascades and cataracts, though some sources specify a cataract as being a larger and more powerful waterfall and a cascade as being smaller.