The Quinn River Sink is the mouth of the Quinn River and "can hold enough water under the surface to trap unwary tourists". The geographic sink of ~3 square miles (7.8 km2) is where the Quinn River discharges and evaporates ~2.75 miles (4.43 km) south-southwest of Black Rock Hot Springs.
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