Caves and potholes in the Baix Francolí geological unit
Spans: Tarragonès, Alt Camp
Part of the Serralada Prelitoral major unit, dominated by limestone (83 %). Its caves are spread across Tarragonès, Alt Camp.
A unit of limestone reliefs in the lower Francolí valley, between Tarragonès and Alt Camp, with 6 caves and a total length of 90 m.
There are 6 catalogued cavities in the Baix Francolí geological unit, including 0 potholes and 6 caves. The longest is Coves del Llorito (35m) and the deepest is Cova del Tallafocs (5m).
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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The Baix Francolí unit, within the Serralada Prelitoral, comprises limestone reliefs in the lower Francolí valley, between Tarragonès and Alt Camp. It brings together 6 cavities, all catalogued as caves, with a total length of 90 m and a maximum depth of 5 m. The lithologies present are Limestone (5 cavities) and Clay (1 cavity).
The longest cavity is the Coves del Llorito, with 35 m, followed by the Cova dels Mongons (20 m), the Cova del Tallafocs (13 m), the Surgència Garrot 1 (11 m) and the Cova d'en Garrot (7 m). As for depth, the Cova del Tallafocs reaches -5 m, the Surgència Garrot 1 reaches 2 m and the Cova Lloriguera 1 m.
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The 20 longest
- 1Coves del LloritoTarragona35 m
- 2Cova dels MongonsTarragona20 m
- 3Cova del TallafocsTarragona13 m
- 4Surgència Garrot 1Tarragona11 m
- 5Cova d'en GarrotTarragona7 m
- 6Cova LlorigueraVallmoll, Tarragona4 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Cova del TallafocsTarragona5 m
- 2Surgència Garrot 1Tarragona2 m
- 3Cova LlorigueraVallmoll, Tarragona1 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coves del Llorito | 35 meters | 0 meters | Tarragona | Tarragonès |
| Cova dels Mongons | 20 meters | 0 meters | Tarragona | Tarragonès |
| Cova del Tallafocs | 13 meters | 5 meters | Tarragona | Tarragonès |
| Surgència Garrot 1 | 11 meters | 2 meters | Tarragona | Tarragonès |
| Cova d'en Garrot | 7 meters | 0 meters | Tarragona | Tarragonès |
| Cova Lloriguera | 4 meters | 1 meters | Vallmoll | Alt Camp |
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