While Californians might be familiar with this strange gaping hole in the waterway, it is consistently a bamboozling sight to behold for visitors.

Thanks to record-breaking winter snows, however, the 6-year dry spell has brought back the legendary water drain.

YouTube user Evan K flew a drone over the spillway in order to capture footage of the Glory Hole from the sky; and its swirling pattern is even more hypnotizing from a bird's eye view.

(WATCH the video below)

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