Chyle Hole or Kyle[1] is a depression or hole where a stream disappears. It is located in the Town of Springfield north of Chyle Road by the Warren town line. It was known to the Indians as Theogsowone which translates to "wedge".[2][1]
The bottoms and sides of Chyle Hole are limestone, partially covered with earth. There are 2 or 3 cracks in the bottom that the water flows into during heavy rain or snow melt. Sometimes it fills and covers an area up to 3 acres (0.0047 sq mi) with a lake that eventually drains into the hole.[3]
Chyle after water drained and ice collapsed in December 2018
References
^ abBailey, William Theodore (1874). Richfield Springs and Vicinity. A.S. Barnes & Company. pp. 155. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
^"The young family". threerivershms.com. threerivershms.com. 1990. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
^Macauley, James (1829). The natural, statistical, and civil history of the state of New-York, Volume 1. NYS. p. 271. Retrieved 29 November 2017.