Coveta dels Tres Forats

Petita cova de 13 metres de recorregut a Queralbs.

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Coveta dels Tres Forats

Petita cova de 13 metres de recorregut a Queralbs.

Queralbs · Ripollès

Length: 13 m

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Small cave with a 13-metre passage in Queralbs, with three almost parallel conduits.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Queralbs
Region: Ripollès
Unit: Alt Freser
Length: 13 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Pirineu Axial
Lithology: Limestone
Last review: 2012-11-17

Location

These small cavities open at the level of the Freser river, and are perfectly visible on its left bank (hydrographic right), at the point where the river forms a meander arc, before reaching the second road bridge over the river, once past Rialb in the direction of Queralbs.

Entrances

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Tres Forats, Coveta dels
Elevation: 1023 m
42.337494, 2.170772
UTM 31T (ED 50) 431782 4687786
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Topographic

Coveta dels Tres Forats - Topography, Queralbs, Ripollès

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Description

Morphology

It consists of three almost parallel conduits, of which only the middle one is penetrable for about 13 metres, while the others do not reach 3 metres. This central conduit has a meandering course and the floor is made up of a thick layer of Sand and Clay.

History

The first reference to the exploration of this cavity dates from 22 October 1972, carried out by members of the SIE del CE Àliga.

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Bibliography

Borràs, J.; Miñarro, JM.; Talavera, F.(1980).-”el Ripollès, la Garrotxa i l'Alt Empordà”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya. (vol. 4):1-296. Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.
Sirera i Navia, Antoni; Tomás i Corretgé, Xavier.(1973).-”La cova de Rialb y cavidades cercanas en el valle del Freser”. Comunicacions III Simpòsium Espeleologia. pp.154-178. Agrupació Cientifico-Excursionista de Mataró.