Cova 2 de Saborell

Small cave with 82 metres of passage in Alòs de Balaguer, formed by voids between blocks from landslides of the upper cliff, covered by sediments.

Alòs de Balaguer • Noguera 82m 9m

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Cova 2 de Saborell

Small cave with 82 metres of passage in Alòs de Balaguer, formed by voids between blocks from landslides of the upper cliff, covered by sediments.

Alòs de Balaguer · Noguera

Length: 82 m · Depth: 9 m

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Small cave with 82 metres of passage in Alòs de Balaguer, formed by voids between blocks from landslides of the upper cliff, covered by sediments.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Alòs de Balaguer
Region: Noguera
Unit: Serres marginals - Est
Length: 82 meters
Depth: 9 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: May 10, 2023

Location

From the municipality of Alòs de Balaguer we will cross the Segre river over the Alòs bridge and follow the paved track along the hydrographic left bank of the river in the direction of the water; after travelling 1.4 kilometres from the bridge we will reach the Saborell ravine. From here we will go up the ravine along a path for 560 metres; at this point we must leave the path and cross the Saborell ravine. Cave no. 1 is located 65 metres to the E in a straight line from the path, while cave no. 2 is located 90 metres to the NE. Both entrances are separated by 55 metres.

Entrances

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Saborell, Cova 2 de
Elevation: 390 m
41.907306, 0.944227
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 329494 4641527
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Topographic

Cova 2 de Saborell - Topography, Alòs de Balaguer, Noguera

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Description

Morphology

Cavity formed by the voids left between blocks from landslides of the upper cliff, later covered by sediments. This has formed a set of pseudogalleries of reduced dimensions at different levels. The elevation difference is 9 metres (-6/+3).

Speleothems

The local water input has produced an incipient lithogenic process.

History

Explored in 1992 by the GELL of the CE Lleida.

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Bibliography

Gàzquez i Pons, Josep Lluis, (1995).-”Catàleg Espeleològic de la Noguera” Grallera (3-4):1-90. GE Lleidatà. Lleida.
Valles, Jordi de (2008).-”Alt Urgell, Noguera, Pla d'Urgell, Segarra, Solsonès, Urgell”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (Vol.2):1-384. EC Gràcia/FCE.