Erosion of the Carolina Bays @Antonio_Zamora
Erosion of the Carolina Bays  @Antonio_Zamora
Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
The Carolina Bays are shallow elliptical basins with raised rims that are generally found on unconsolidated soil. The bays are disappearing rapidly because the soil on which the bays are found is easily disturbed by water erosion and human urbanization.

Big Bay, SC formed in 3 minutes: youtu.be/cciLnQfGmXw

The Neglected Carolina Bays: Ubiquitous Geological Evidence of a Cataclysm.
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A. Zamora, A model for the geomorphology of the Carolina Bays, Geomorphology, 282, 209–216. (2017), DOI 10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.01.019
doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.01.019

LiDAR Visualization Tool for Google Earth by Michael Davias.
ovoidbasinsurvey.cintos.org
lidar-hrtm.cintos.org

Python program for fitting ellipses to the Carolina Bays by the least squares method.
github.com/citpeks/Carolina-Bays-least-squares-ellipse-fitting

Fit ellipses using a web browser
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Erosion of the Carolina Bays

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