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Title Publication Year Abstract Author Series Publisher
Formation of the Wink Sink, a salt dissolution and collapse feature, Winkler County, Texas Formation of the Wink Sink, a salt dissolution and collapse feature, Winkler County, Texas 1982

The Wink Sink in Winkler County, Texas, formed on June 3, 1980. Within 24 hours it had expanded to a maximum width of 360 ft (110 m). On June 5, 1980, maximum depth of the sinkhole was 110 ft (34 m), and volume about 5.6 million ft3 (158,600 m3).

Baumgardner, R.W., Jr., Hoadley, A.D., Goldstein, A.G., Hummel, Gary, Young, D'nese, Sandstrom, M.A., Forman, J.L. Report of Investigations Bureau of Economic Geology