Cova de la Font de la Covassa

Cova de 34 metres de recorregut amb un aport d'aigua a l'interior, Cabacés.

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Cova de la Font de la Covassa

Cova de 34 metres de recorregut amb un aport d'aigua a l'interior, Cabacés.

Cabacés · Priorat

Length: 34 m · Depth: 1 m

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A 34-metre-long cave with a water supply inside, in Cabacés.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Cabacés
Region: Priorat
Unit: Montsant, el
Length: 34 meters
Depth: 1 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Conglomerate
Last review: 2022-05-24

Location

From Cabacés we will follow the track that runs parallel to the barranc Tancat towards the Foia recreation area. After travelling 1.57 kilometres, on the left of the valley we will see la Covassa; we will head towards it and to the right of the building we find a small masonry pool through which water enters. This comes from the cave, which is located about a hundred metres further up following the barranc. Inside the cave, at its end point, is where the water springs out.

Entrances

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Cova de la Font de la Covassa
Elevation: 453 m
41.259259, 0.744623
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 311058 4569990
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Topographic

Cova de la Font de la Covassa - Topography, Cabacés, Priorat

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Photos

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Description

Morphology

The cavity, in its first part, is a rock shelter that closes in as we advance, forming a gallery up to its end.

Hydrology

At the end of the gallery, a quantity of water springs from the ceiling that varies in volume depending on the time of year. The water is collected in a container and conveyed by means of a tube to the pool that is at la Covassa. When the quantity of water that springs out is greater than what the tube can carry, then the water flows through the cavity.