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Perte de Roquedeval

An open-field sinkhole dug into alluvium to a depth of 5 to 6 metres, generally active, whose water enters the limestone through a narrow conduit.

Payrignac 8m 6m

An open-field sinkhole dug into alluvium to a depth of 5 to 6 metres, generally active, whose water enters the limestone through a narrow conduit.

Characteristics

  • Type: Sink
  • Municipality: Payrignac
  • Length: 8 meters
  • Depth: 6 meters
  • Record updated:

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  1. Perte de Roquedeval

    44.768990, 1.354784
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Description

Morphology

This is an open-field sinkhole, dug with a mechanical digger into the alluvium to a depth of 5 to 6 metres.

Hydrology

The sinkhole is generally active. The water enters the limestone through a conduit that would need to be enlarged to pass through properly.

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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/25799 · 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 Dominique LAPEYRE (Description sommaire) · 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/25799 · data as of 2026