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Apparently, according to Wikipedia, the river splits in two at the head of the falls. The "eastern flow goes over a two-step, 50 foot waterfall and continues downstream," no different than any other waterfall, but the "western flow surges into a pothole, falling at least 10 feet (3.0 m), and disappears underground." The water's outlet has "never been located," despite scientists' best efforts:
Researchers have dropped brightly colored dyes, ping pong balls, and other objects into the Devil's Kettle without result.[12] There is even a legend that someone pushed a car into the fissure, but given that the Devil's Kettle is wholly inaccessible by road, most commentators dismiss this as hyperbole.[5][13] Not only is the outlet unknown, but there is currently no satisfactory geological explanation for the Devil's Kettle.[7]:57 Certainly riverbed potholes are known to form from rocks and grit swirling in an eddy with such force that they eventually drill a vertical shaft in the bedrock. How the flow is conducted away laterally, however, remains enigmatic.It's certainly not a place I'd like to go swimming, at any rate. You can read more here.
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