Avenc de Minganya

A 16-metre-deep pit in Vimbodí i Poblet, with a single artificial shaft, a descending ramp down to -16 metres and a 32-metre gallery that is completely blocked.

Vimbodí i Poblet • Conca de Barberà 48m 16m

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Avenc de Minganya

A 16-metre-deep pit in Vimbodí i Poblet, with a single artificial shaft, a descending ramp down to -16 metres and a 32-metre gallery that is completely blocked.

Vimbodí i Poblet · Conca de Barberà

Length: 48 m · Depth: 16 m

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Topographic map of the main entrance — Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

A 16-metre-deep pit in Vimbodí i Poblet, with a single artificial shaft, a descending ramp down to -16 metres and a 32-metre gallery that is completely blocked.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Vimbodí i Poblet
Region: Conca de Barberà
Unit: Muntanyes de Prades
Length: 48 meters
Depth: 16 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Conglomerate
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: March 20, 2016

Location

From the N-240 road at Vimbodí, we will first turn off onto the TV-7004 road as far as the Coll d'en Franc, from where we will continue along the TV-7003 road, just past the mas del Carreres, and at kilometre 2.675 we will turn right onto a track heading to the mas de Dalt. After covering 420 metres, we will turn left onto a track that we will follow for 125 metres until we find a power line; from this point, the slope must be climbed up in a S direction to the approximate elevation of 600 metres, where we should find the cavity.

Coordinates not very precise, to be reviewed.

Entrances

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Minganya, Avenc de
Elevation: 609 m
41.373543, 1.027770
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 335068 4582101
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Topographic

Avenc de Minganya - Topography, Vimbodí i Poblet, Conca de Barberà

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Description

Morphology

It consists of a single artificial shaft, which intersects a descending ramp that reaches the elevation of -16 metres, giving way to a gallery with a 32-metre route until it becomes completely blocked. The morphology of the gallery is that of an incision, offering very localised reconstructions. The floor is made up of reddish-coloured clayey stratigraphic sediments.

Speleothems

The gallery offers very localised reconstructions.

Hydrology

In periods of high rainfall the gallery becomes partially flooded.

History

The only data we know of are from the explorations carried out by the GE Pedraforca between 1971 and 1974.

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Bibliography

Mor, J. i Martínez, A. (1975-76).- “Sobre qualcunes observacions hidrogeològiques i tèrmiques dels sistemes freàtics i càrstics de Riudabella (Vimbodí – Tarragona)” Speleon (22): 75-107. Centre Excursionista de Catalunya. Barcelona.

Palau, Ramon i Pallisé, Joan (2006).- “Ressenya de quatre fenòmens càrstics a la zona limítrofa del PNIN de Poblet”. Actes de les Segones Jornades sobre el Bosc de Poblet i les Muntanyes de Prades. Departament de Medi Ambient. Generalitat de Catalunya.