Welcome to the gorgeous Dierkes Lake and Hidden Lakes at Dierkes Lake Park
Dierkes Lake sits below Twin Falls City and just above the snake River Canyon. Dierkes Lake years ago used to be a orchard covered with trees over time the orchard owner noticed there was more and more water in the orchard over time his orchard was completely full of water due to the rise of the water table. Legend has it John Dierke Picked his last apple from a row boat. While at the location try and imagine what the lake you are looking at would look as a orchard. Most of Twin Falls and the surrounding desert are massive lava bed from past volcano's with scattered lava tube caves you'll notice a ton of black boulders surround the canyon around the Lakes. Where the lake is isolated its pron to algae blowm during the summers . As you move to the the stage 2 coords you'll come to the Hidden Lakes on the SW end of the lake there are 7 of these hidden lakes all of which are connected under ground this lake at the coords and the one directly south divers have never found the bottoms to them. Here in the summers this is one of the famous places where people like to go cliff diving into the deep water. I hope enjoyed Earth cache on these amazing sites.
Heres an article from Visit Idaho about the snake river canyon where dierkes sits
Southern Idaho’s unique terrain is a combination of heavy volcanic activity, which deposited rocks and put the landscape together, and a huge catastrophic flood, considered to be one of the largest floods in geological history (Bonneville Flood). A prime example of the area’s unusual geology is Auger Falls, located on the Snake River just downstream from Twin Falls. Massive boulders, some as large as houses, are scattered across the area, tossed about by the flood like pieces of confetti.
The Snake River is the largest tributary of the Columbia River and one of the major rivers in the northwestern United States. It is an important source of irrigation water for potatoes, sugar beets, and other crops. The length of the Snake River is approximately 1,078 miles. Its drainage basin is the 10th largest among North American rivers. It covers almost 108,000 square miles throughout Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Washington, with the largest portion in Idaho. The Snake Rivers average flow is 54,830 cubic feet per second, and is the 9th longest river in the United States. The river originates in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, then passes the Teton Range, and cuts westward into the Snake River Plain. The river then leaves Idaho and travels north along the Idaho Oregon Border, from there it enters Washington and flows west to the Columbia River.
Please Anwser these questions to claim the find
1. What do you think caused the water tables to rise and form the now Dierkes Lake?
2. What do you think causes the water of lake turn a more green color during mid to late summer?
3. As you look around the canyon where the lake sits you see lots of big black boulders what are those black rocks?
4. As you move to the second stage coords it will take you to the middle Hidden lake all 7 of the hidden lakes are connected underground what do you think causes them to connect?
5. In your opinion do you think the Hidden Lakes came to be due to rise in the water tables like Dierkes Lake?
6. Please post a picture of you or something yours at Dierkes Lake to prove you were there
