Eichelberger Sink (Lake
Alfred)
Sinkholes are a common formation in Central Florida. They are
formed when supporting underground water recedes from a cavity in the
aquifer, causing the ground to collapse into the cavity. Most lakes in
the area were formed in this fashion.
The 100-yard -wide, 60-foot-deep Eichelberger Sink, shown here in a
360-degree cyclorama taken from its center, is unusual in that it
is dry part of the year, filling with water and becoming Lake Alfred
during the summer rainy season. It is to my knowledge the only
periodically dry lake in Florida.