Balma de la Font del Clotet

Small rock shelter that follows a plunge pool in Prats de Lluçanès, with a modern fountain structure attached and points where water seeps out.

Prats de Lluçanès • Lluçanès 5m

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Small rock shelter that follows a plunge pool in Prats de Lluçanès, with a modern fountain structure attached and points where water seeps out.

Prats de Lluçanès · Lluçanès

Length: 5 m

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Small rock shelter that follows a plunge pool in Prats de Lluçanès, with a modern fountain structure attached and points where water seeps out.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Prats de Lluçanès
Region: Lluçanès
Unit: Altiplà del Lluçanès
Length: 5 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Depressió Central
Lithology: Sandstone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: May 29, 2023

Location

We will leave the village of Prats de Lluçanès and take the BV-4401 road towards Navàs; when we reach kilometre point 18.8 we will leave the car on the right in a widening, take a small path that leaves from the left of the road and goes down parallel to a torrent, follow it for about 50 m and soon find the rock shelter beneath a waterfall of the stream.

Entrances

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Balma de la Font del Clotet
Elevation: 629 m
41.992239, 2.009515
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 417960 4649389
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Topographic

Balma de la Font del Clotet - Topography, Prats de Lluçanès, Lluçanès

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Photos

Balma de la Font del Clotet - Photo, Prats de Lluçanès, Lluçanès

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Description

Morphology

The rock shelter measures 37 m in length, 5 m in depth and 3.2 m in height.

Speleothems

A few metres from the fountain, following the semicircle formed by the rock shelter that follows the plunge pool, there are several points where water seeps out, creating formations of whimsical shapes.

Hydrology

The fountain consists of a modern structure of rendered masonry attached to the rock shelter, inside which is the tank that collects the water that springs from the fountain. Water should spring from the side of the structure, but some defect in the piping causes the water to seep beneath the structure.

Other details

The surroundings of the fountain, occupied by the plunge pool followed by the rock shelter, consist of diverse vegetation, mixing woodland and riverside environments.

History

Fountain and rock shelter long well known in the area.

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Bibliography

Totes les dades, topografia i fotografies han estat extretes del web: geb.cat (del Grup d'Espeleologia de Badalona). Apunt de l'11-4-2022. Dades: Josep Cuenca i Xavier Samarra (GEB).