Sinkhole risk in Gooding County, ID: Not karst, but voids possible

Not karst, but voids possible

No soluble bedrock; some pseudokarst (piping or lava-tube ground).

On soluble rock: 0%
At or near the surface: 0%
Buried under cover: 0%

What this means before you buy

Not true karst, but soil piping or lava tubes can still open voids - mention it to an inspector.

Across 729 square miles, under one square mile of Gooding County maps onto soluble rock. With about 16,189 residents (22 per square mile), much of the land is open, and the mapped rock may sit far from where people actually live. The figures come from 311 map points about 1.5 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Gooding County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Emery County, UT, about 347 miles southeast. 4 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Lincoln County, ID 34 mi east · 0% at surface
Jerome County, ID 34 mi southeast · 0% at surface
Camas County, ID 37 mi north · 2% at surface
Twin Falls County, ID 44 mi south · under 1% at surface
Elmore County, ID 44 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Blaine County, ID 52 mi northeast · 16% at surface

Against the rest of Idaho

Gooding County ranks 35 of 44 in Idaho for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.