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The baffling mystery of the Devil’s Kettle waterfall

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On the Brule River in Minnesota’s Judge C. R. Magney State Park, an unusual waterfall has sparked imaginations for decades. That’s because this waterfall, called the Devil’s Kettle, splits into two: one half of the river flows up to the edge of the falls and tumbles over, but the other half slips into a hole at the top of t he falls a nd disappears. DEVIL’S KETTLE, IN GRAND MARAIS, Minnesota, contains two streams: one, the waterfall itself, and a second stream (above left) that disappears down a hole. With harsh waters and a strong current, the waterfall is known as a danger to citizens — but there it’s what lies beneath that fascinates people. At the bottom of the waterfall lurks a large pothole, estimated to being at least three meters deep. As the water surges into this pothole it mysteriously seems to completely disparate inside the rocks. Many tourists have attempted to find where the water must escape, but their findings have been inconclusive. Using coloured ping p...