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Sinks of Gandy
The Sinks of Gandy — also called the Sinks of Gandy Creek, or simply “The Sinks” — are a modestly celebrated cave and underground stream at Osceola in eastern Randolph County, West Virginia, USA. The Sinks are on private property within the Potomac Ranger District of the Monongahela National Forest.
==Description==
The Sinks are a natural tunnel accommodating Gandy Creek, a tributary of Dry Fork, for about 3,000 feet (915 meters) as it passes under a spur of Yokum Knob to reemerge on the opposite side of Randolph County Route 40 (Dry Fork Road). The southern (upstream) entrance to the Sinks, about wide and high, is in a low ledge of limestone in a large depressed meadow. It consists of a simple longitudinal passage, from 4 to high, with a few minor side passages, not much apparent from the main passage. The main cave passage averages 40 to wide, but in some places up to wide. In some sections the stream occupies the entire floor of the passage, but in other sections it is confined to a narrow trench. The northern (downstream) entrance is offset about to the east of the stream channel, which exits under some boulders, making a second (wet) avenue of egress.〔Davies, William E. (1958), ''Caverns of West Virginia'', 2nd edition, Volume XIX(A) of the ''West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey'', Beckley, West Virginia: Biggs-Johnson-Withrow, pp 312-314. Includes photo and 1940 map.〕
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