Caves and potholes in the Conca de Barberà geological unit
Spans: Conca de Barberà
Part of the Depressió Central major unit, dominated by conglomerate (84 %). Its caves are spread across Conca de Barberà.
La Conca de Barberà, in the Depressió Central, contains 19 cavities: 17 caves and 2 pits, with 4003 m of total development and 26 m of maximum depth. Conglomerate (16) predominates over limestone (3).
There are 19 catalogued cavities in the Conca de Barberà geological unit, including 2 potholes and 17 caves. The longest is Cova de l'Espluga (3,590m).
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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La Conca de Barberà is a unit of the Depressió Central that brings together 19 cavities: 17 caves and 2 pits. The total catalogued development is 4003 m and the maximum depth is 26 m. The lithologies present are conglomerate, with 16 cavities, and limestone, with 3.
The most notable cavity is the Cova de l'Espluga, with 3590 m of development and 26 m of depth, traversed by an underground river and with galleries, sumps, a lake and a large chamber. Other relevant cavities are the Cova dels Moros, of 130 m; the Cova del Mas de la Llana, of 105 m and 17 m of depth; the Cova de les Roques de la Torre, of 31 m and 7 m of depth; and the Avenc de la Rasa de Savallà, of 21 m of development and 12 m of depth, with a shaft of 10.5 m. The Avenc de les Roques de la Torre has 2 m of depth and a shaft of 2.5 m.
The terrain is formed by conglomerates of the Depressió Central, with cavities scattered around the basin.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova de l'EsplugaL'Espluga de Francolí, Tarragona3,590 m
- 2Cova dels MorosL'Espluga de Francolí, Tarragona130 m
- 3Cova del Mas de la LlanaVallclara, Tarragona105 m
- 4Cova de les Roques de la TorreVallfogona de Riucorb, Tarragona31 m
- 5Avenc de la Rasa de SavallàLlorac, Tarragona21 m
- 6Cova del PotauSarral, Tarragona17 m
- 7Cova dels ForesosVimbodí i Poblet, Tarragona17 m
- 8Cova de les HortesVallclara, Tarragona15 m
- 9Balma dels ForesosVimbodí i Poblet, Tarragona11 m
- 10Cova del SalesVallclara, Tarragona11 m
- 11Cova del SastreVallclara, Tarragona11 m
- 12la CovaVallclara, Tarragona10 m
- 13Foradada dels AvellanersVallclara, Tarragona7 m
- 14Cova CativeraSarral, Tarragona6 m
- 15Cova del CanoSarral, Tarragona6 m
- 16Avenc de les Roques de la TorreVallfogona de Riucorb, Tarragona4 m
- 17Balma d'en BioscaVallclara, Tarragona4 m
- 18Cova del XistoVallclara, Tarragona4 m
- 19Abric del Barranc de BiernVilanova de Prades, Tarragona3 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Cova de l'EsplugaL'Espluga de Francolí, Tarragona26 m
- 2Cova del Mas de la LlanaVallclara, Tarragona17 m
- 3Avenc de la Rasa de SavallàLlorac, Tarragona12 m
- 4Cova de les Roques de la TorreVallfogona de Riucorb, Tarragona7 m
- 5Avenc de les Roques de la TorreVallfogona de Riucorb, Tarragona2 m
- 6Cova del PotauSarral, Tarragona1 m
- 7Cova dels ForesosVimbodí i Poblet, Tarragona1 m
- 8Foradada dels AvellanersVallclara, Tarragona1 m
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