Salmon Falls Glacial Potholes - Sherburne Falls, MA
N 42° 36.166 W 072° 44.369
18T E 685437 N 4719181
Potholes along the Mohawk Trail...
Waymark Code: WM5ADF
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 12/06/2008
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It's not what you think. They're not in the road kind of potholes.
These glacial potholes at Salmon Falls were formed during the last ice age. There are around 50 of them, the most in a single area, ranging from 6 inches to about 40 feet in diameter.
They were formed when rocks manages to get stuck in cracks in the river bed and the force of the river caused them to spin in place, which made the rocks drill these potholes.
The Salmon Falls also was the location of a treaty between the Penobscot and Mohawk tribes, according to the text on a sign there.
For more on the potholes see this website. (
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For more about the Mohawk Trail, see this one. (
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