Is there a database showing all sinkholes in Florida?
No. The Florida Geological Survey maintains a database of reported subsidence incidents. This represents only those incidents officially reported by observers. Although the data may contain some true sinkholes, most have not been verified by professionals and they are collectively called “subsidence incidents”. The reported incidents tend to cluster in populated areas where they are readily seen and commonly effect roads and dwellings. However, numerous subsidence features may also occur in fields and forests, many of which go unseen and unreported. Also, the reported data only covers the period from 1954 to present. Many earlier subsidence incidents are unrecorded.
