The Growing Possibilities of

Binkley Caveby Dave Everton

Personal Tidbitformerly with the Village People, 1988

One Previous Projecttop-secret graffiti removal techniques

By early 2009…

The Indiana Speleological Survey had surveyed

22 miles plus…

50 Years Under the Sinkhole Plain

The Story of Binkley’s Cave and

the Indiana Speleological Survey

Blowing Hole Cave1.85 miles mapped late 1960s

Post-book Survey ProgressMarch 2009-present

Connected Blowing Hole into Binkley

Total mileage added to system: 15+miles

USA Long Cave List Rankings

Binkley currently #9

39.36 miles

So, what are the growing possibilities?

Where does the water exit?

Search for Springs

Kintner, Stoner, & Bluehole Springs

ConclusionThe Binkley Cave drainage

could be two to three times as large as expected, and that is

only on this side of Indian Creek!

However:

progress is sometimes slow…

but when the going gets tough…

Heartfelt THANKS toeach and every caver who

has helped in any way

Interested in helping?We welcome your

participation!

You too, could do this…

and once in a while,

maybe this…

or more realistically, this…

Credits: FundingCleveland Grotto Science Fund

Most recent grant amount $800

Dye tracing project upcoming!

Credits: Cavers(not in any particular order)

Early BIG & ISS cavers

Many recent cavers (past five + years)

Questions?

The End(of this presentation,

anyway!)