Botet de Rejums
Petita surgència intermitent prop d'Esplugafreda (Serra de Lleràs)
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Botet de Rejums
Petita surgència intermitent prop d'Esplugafreda (Serra de Lleràs)
Tremp · Pallars Jussà
Length: 9 m · Depth: 3 m
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Small intermittent spring near Esplugafreda, in the Serra de Lleràs.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
Consisting of a single descending gallery 9 metres long, becoming totally flooded at its lower end.
Other details
Toponymy: At first it was named Botet de Rejunts, which was the closest to the difficult pronunciation of the local guide. But after consulting the Diccionari Etimològic by Joan Corominas, a collaborator from Esplugafreda mentions the word rejums. To complicate matters further, on the ICGC map it appears (at the 1:50000 scale) as rejuncs, but at the other scales it appears as rajums. The synonym Botet de Sant Cosme, we do not know its origin.
History
It was explored on 5 October 1975 by members of the SIE – CEA and the ERE – CEC, accompanied throughout the day, and at a very reasonable cost, by one of the last inhabitants of Sapeira. This local guide also took them to another botet, which was named d'Esplugafreda, and to a third which was named de Casa Rei, and that same day a first incursion of about 250 metres was made into this important cavity. (Information provided by Martí Romero, ERE – CEC).
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Bibliography
- Borràs,J.; Miñarro,JM.; Talavera,F.(1979).-”El Pallars Jussà”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (Vol.3): 1-211. Ed Políglota.Barcelona.
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