Answer · Oak Island money pit
One or more tunnels were cut from Smith's Cove (and the south shore) to flood the shaft when it was breached.
One or more tunnels were cut from Smith's Cove (and the south shore) to flood the shaft when it was breached.
Where it stands
DisputedOne piece of evidence for, three against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- A continuous cut channel exists between the cove and the pit.
- Dye or tracers put in at the cove drains appear in the pit faster than groundwater flow would allow.
- Blocking the drains stops or slows the flooding.
What would rule it out
- Tracer tests show the pit water moves at ordinary groundwater rates with no preferential channel.
Evidence 1 for · 3 against
FOR
AGAINST
AGAINST
The questions it answers
Most likelyThe pit floods because it is dug below sea level into permeable, cavernous rock; no tunnel exists
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). One or more tunnels were cut from Smith's Cove (and the south shore) to flood the shaft when it was breached. [Answer ANS0D52X8861XXJ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D52X8861XXJ
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title = {One or more tunnels were cut from Smith's Cove (and the south shore) to flood the shaft when it was breached.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0D52X8861XXJ},
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