Caves of Tremp
Tremp, in Pallars Jussà, contains 46 catalogued cavities: 36 caves and 10 pits, with a total length of 5271 metres and a maximum drop of 116 metres. The geology includes conglomerates and limestones, and the most notable cavities are found in the Serra de Lleràs.
Tremp has 46 catalogued caves, including 10 potholes and 36 caves. The longest is Botet de Casa Rei (1,579 m) and the deepest is Graller de Castellet (116 m). Most caves are found in conglomerate.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Tremp, a municipality in Pallars Jussà, has 46 catalogued cavities: 36 caves and 10 pits. Together they total 5271 metres of length and reach a maximum drop of 116 metres. The lithologies represented are conglomerates, present in 35 cavities, and limestones, in 11.
Among the longest cavities are the Botet de Casa Rei, with 1579 metres of length and 41 metres of drop, and the Forat del Toscà, with 1416 metres of passage, long known to the people of Gurp and first explored by the SIE del CE Àliga on 9 and 23 September 1973. The Graller de Castellet, with 116 metres of drop, is the deepest cavity in the municipality and has been explored since 1911; it includes the Pou Jeannel and the Pou de la Piqueta.
Other notable cavities are the Espluga Llorna, 221 metres long in the Serra de Lleràs, surveyed in 1966, 1973 and 2015, and the Cova de la Font del Molí, 195 metres long, with a submerged section of 60 metres and a total drop of 30 metres (-10/+20).
The 20 longest
| # | Cave | Location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botet de Casa Rei | Tremp, Lleida | 1,579 m |
| 2 | Forat del Toscà | Tremp, Lleida | 1,416 m |
| 3 | Graller de Castellet | Tremp, Lleida | 500 m |
| 4 | Espluga Llorna | Tremp, Lleida | 221 m |
| 5 | Cova de la Font del Molí | Tremp, Lleida | 195 m |
| 6 | Cova de Genera | Tremp, Lleida | 127 m |
| 7 | Cova del Sanat | Tremp, Lleida | 102 m |
| 8 | Graller d'en Remigi Moli | Tremp, Lleida | 95 m |
| 9 | Espluga de les Tremolisses | Tremp, Lleida | 84 m |
| 10 | Graller d'Espills | Tremp, Lleida | 76 m |
| 11 | Graller del Barranc de la Pedregor | Tremp, Lleida | 72 m |
| 12 | Botet d'Esplugafreda | Tremp, Lleida | 60 m |
| 13 | Graller de Gurp | Tremp, Lleida | 60 m |
| 14 | Cova Fosca de Sant Gervàs | Tremp, Lleida | 57 m |
| 15 | Mina Inferior de la Canal | Tremp, Lleida | 51 m |
| 16 | Cova de l'Ensenyat | Tremp, Lleida | 45 m |
| 17 | Cova dels Porquers | Tremp, Lleida | 40 m |
| 18 | Cova de l'Aigua | Tremp, Lleida | 35 m |
| 19 | Forat Roig | Tremp, Lleida | 32 m |
| 20 | Cova Gran | Tremp, Lleida | 31 m |
The 20 deepest
| # | Cave | Location | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graller de Castellet | Tremp, Lleida | 116 m |
| 2 | Graller d'en Remigi Moli | Tremp, Lleida | 61 m |
| 3 | Graller d'Espills | Tremp, Lleida | 61 m |
| 4 | Botet de Casa Rei | Tremp, Lleida | 41 m |
| 5 | Graller del Barranc de la Pedregor | Tremp, Lleida | 36 m |
| 6 | Espluga Llorna | Tremp, Lleida | 33 m |
| 7 | Graller de Gurp | Tremp, Lleida | 32 m |
| 8 | Cova de la Font del Molí | Tremp, Lleida | 30 m |
| 9 | Forat Nº1 de la Llau Fonda | Tremp, Lleida | 27 m |
| 10 | Mina Inferior de la Canal | Tremp, Lleida | 21 m |
| 11 | Graller del Talladís | Tremp, Lleida | 17 m |
| 12 | Cova Petita | Tremp, Lleida | 16 m |
| 13 | Cova Gran | Tremp, Lleida | 15 m |
| 14 | Forat de Safor | Tremp, Lleida | 14 m |
| 15 | Cova de Genera | Tremp, Lleida | 13 m |
| 16 | Botet d'Esplugafreda | Tremp, Lleida | 12 m |
| 17 | Graller d'Escarlà | Tremp, Lleida | 12 m |
| 18 | Cova del Sanat | Tremp, Lleida | 10 m |
| 19 | Cova de l'Aigua | Tremp, Lleida | 7 m |
| 20 | Graller de l'Obac del Llepós | Tremp, Lleida | 7 m |
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