Grotte des Échavets
A cavity whose entrance doline overflows and which becomes entirely flooded during periods of high water.
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Grotte des Échavets
A cavity whose entrance doline overflows and which becomes entirely flooded during periods of high water.
Val-d'Ornain
Length: 120 m · Depth: 6 m
Updated record
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A cavity whose entrance doline overflows and which becomes entirely flooded during periods of high water.
Description
Morphology
Geology: Tubular limestones ? - Lower greenish dolomite - Vacuolar oolite of Savonnières ?
Hydrology
Observations: During periods of high water, the entire cavity becomes flooded and the entrance doline overflows.
Other details
Bibliography: ASHM (1971d, 1972b), Devaux (1978), Jacquemin (1996b), Jaillet (2000b), Herbillon (2016).
For more information on the origin of this data, see the IKARE website http://ikare.loterr.univ-lorraine.fr/dev_leaflet/fiche_GRAV.php?IdSelect=55366001
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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/64705 · 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/64705 · data as of 2026