Triple Sink Natural Area
SHANNON 77 Triple Sink
Black cherry in bloom
Oak leaves at Triple Sink Natural Area
A 23-acre area about five miles southeast of Akers in Section 33, T31N, R5W, Round Spring 7.5 min. topographic map. Access is by crossing the Current River at Pulltight Spring Campground or by woods trail from Lewis Hollow requiring a truck or four-wheel-drive and considerable walking. Designated July 23, 1980.
Natural Features
A complex of three forested sinkholes within a steep-sided basin and associated plants and animals in the Lower Ozarks Section of the Ozark Natural Division. Each of the sinkholes has slightly different characteristics in size, depth and vegetation. The area is owned by the Frank B. Powell Lumber Company. For further information contact Frank B. Powell Lumber Company, 6th and Rolla Streets, Rolla, MO 65401, phone 573/364-1212.
