Querant de Riu Merler
A cavity with a 27 m vertical drop in Vilanova de Meià, with a descending gallery of 19 m and a room of 8 x 10 m.
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Querant de Riu Merler
A cavity with a 27 m vertical drop in Vilanova de Meià, with a descending gallery of 19 m and a room of 8 x 10 m.
Vilanova de Meià · Noguera
Length: 38 m · Depth: 27 m
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A cavity with a 27 m vertical drop in Vilanova de Meià, with a descending gallery of 19 m and a room of 8 x 10 m.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
An entrance of a little more than one metre followed by a descending gallery of 19 metres. Its floor is full of blocks and ends in a room of 8 x 10 metres with a 45º slope. At the lowest point of the room a very narrow shaft opens which at 5 metres is occupied by water.
Other details
A few metres further on, just after crossing the bridge over the barranc de riu Merler, and a few metres to the left, a huge fallen block can be seen; this is the balma de Riu Merler, where some archaeological remains were found, but with no speleological interest whatsoever.
History
First explored by the CMB in 1936 without reaching the room. In 1965 members of the GES of the CMB managed to get past the passage that gives access to the room.
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Bibliography
- Borràs, Joan (1982).- “Querant de Riu Merlé”. Sota Terra (3):39-40. GES del CMB. Barcelona.
- Gàzquez i Pons, Josep Lluis (1995)”Catàleg Espeleològic de la Noguera” Grallera (3-4):1-90. GE Lleidatà. Lleida.
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