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Gouffre de Hecquecholtz

IKARE record of a total sinkhole in the Gravelotte marls, which has been the subject of a dig.

Boulange 2m

IKARE record of a total sinkhole in the Gravelotte marls, which has been the subject of a dig.

Characteristics

  • Type: Pothole
  • Municipality: Boulange
  • Depth: 2 meters
  • Record updated:

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Entrances

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  1. Gouffre de Hecquecholtz

    49.376069, 5.979519
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Description

Hydrology

Total sinkhole.

Progression

Dig carried out.

Other details

Geology: Gravelotte marls.

Bibliography: SC Metz and CDS Moselle (1981), Blouet and Jacquemot (1983).

For more information on the origin of this data, see the IKARE site: http://ikare.loterr.univ-lorraine.fr/dev_leaflet/fiche_GRAV.php?IdSelect=57096007

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Contains information from Grottocenter (Wikicaves), grottocenter.org, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0, https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/), modified. · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/88641 · The derived data is available on request under the ODbL: [email protected] · data as of 2026 · Source: Grottocenter (Association Wikicaves), worldwide collaborative cave database (grottocenter.org), modified. CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Grottocenter (Wikicaves) · Text by Frédéric Urien - compte administrateur (Données IKARE) · adapted by Espeleoworld (normalized, translated); the adaptation is licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/88641 · data as of 2026