
el Pont Cabradís
Túnel natural de 45 m. de recorregut al riu Aigua de Valls (Berguedà).
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el Pont Cabradís
Túnel natural de 45 m. de recorregut al riu Aigua de Valls (Berguedà).
Gósol · Berguedà
Length: 45 m · Depth: 2 m
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Natural tunnel of 45 m on the Aigua de Valls river (Berguedà), a gorge excavated in conglomerates and cemented by travertines.
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Description
Morphology
Parakarstic phenomenon formed in a gorge section of the Aigua de Valls river where a plug of conglomerate debris has accumulated, which has been excavated by the torrent and cemented by important travertine deposits. It is a tunnel with a maximum height and width of the order of 7 metres and a length of 45 metres, through which flow the waters of this river that rises in the Berguedà and empties into the Cardener (Solsonès). It follows a N-S orientation.
Hydrology
The entire floor of the tunnel is invaded by the water of the river, with a maximum depth close to 2 metres at the deepest point. Even in periods of low flow it is necessary to bathe from head to toe if one wishes to cross from side to side. On the outer part of the ceiling moss grows, where the infiltrated waters from the upper marshes trickle down.
History
Phenomenon known since time immemorial. It has been described in different hiking works, among which it is worth highlighting the formidable guide Alt Berguedà i Cardener, by Agustí Jolis and Mª Antònia Simó, published by the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya in 1965.
It is not, however, until 13 September 1996 that it is surveyed by Jordi Lloret (SIE) and Montserrat Ubach (ERE).
Toponymy: on some occasions this infrequent toponym of Cabradís has been translated as Quebradís (perhaps with the good intention, though perhaps unsuccessful, of giving a meaning similar to trencadís). Consulting the extraordinary work of Joan Coromines, Onomasticon Cataloniae, vol. III, it gives us the following etymology: “From the Latin CAPR-ARICIUM, which derives from CAPRA 'goat', with dissimilation, applied to a gorge where only goats pass”.
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Bibliography
- Lloret, Jordi (2002).- “El Pont Cabradís i el Torrent Fondo. Un matí ben aprofitat a l'Aigua de Valls (Gósol, Berguedà).” EspeleoSie (34): 37-42. SIE – CE Àliga. Barcelona.
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