Caves of Alòs de Balaguer
Alòs de Balaguer, in the Noguera, has 12 cavities: 7 pits and 5 caves, with 564 m of total passage and a maximum depth of 66 m. The Baborell de la Dona Morta stands out, at 155 m and 66 m deep.
Alòs de Balaguer has 12 catalogued caves, including 7 potholes and 5 caves. The longest is Baborell de la Dona Morta (155m). Most caves are found in limestone.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Alòs de Balaguer, a municipality in the comarca of the Noguera, brings together 12 catalogued cavities: 7 pits and 5 caves. Together they total 564 metres of passage and reach a maximum depth of 66 metres. Cavities developed in limestone predominate, with one case in conglomerates.
The most notable cavity is the Baborell de la Dona Morta, in the serra de Sant Mamet, with 155 metres of passage and 66 metres of depth; it was known since ancient times and was explored on 26 January 1969. The Baborell d'en Remigio, discovered by the GIRES in 1996, has 100 metres of passage and 50 metres of depth. Other relevant cavities are the Cova 2 de Saborell, of 82 metres, formed by voids between blocks of rockfall from the upper cliff covered by sediments, and the Esquerda de l'Escaire, of 61 metres of passage and 22 metres of depth, explored by the GELL in 2002.
Among the less developed cavities are the Cova 1 de Saborell, of 49 metres, formed between blocks of rockfall from the upper cliff, and the Forat Nº2 de Boada, in the serra de Boada, in the form of a fissure and with a depth of -11 metres.
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The 20 longest
- 1Baborell de la Dona MortaAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida155 m
- 2Baborell d'en RemigioAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida100 m
- 3Cova 2 de SaborellAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida82 m
- 4Esquerda de l'EscaireAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida61 m
- 5Cova 1 de SaborellAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida49 m
- 6Coves del MuAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida37 m
- 7Cova de BoadaAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida24 m
- 8Forat Nº2 de BoadaAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida19 m
- 9Cova 3 de SaborellAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida10 m
- 10Cova del ParcoAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida10 m
- 11Forat Nº3 de BoadaAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida10 m
- 12Forat Nº1 de BoadaAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida7 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Baborell de la Dona MortaAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida66 m
- 2Baborell d'en RemigioAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida50 m
- 3Esquerda de l'EscaireAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida22 m
- 4Forat Nº2 de BoadaAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida11 m
- 5Cova 2 de SaborellAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida9 m
- 6Cova de BoadaAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida9 m
- 7Forat Nº3 de BoadaAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida8 m
- 8Cova 1 de SaborellAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida6 m
- 9Forat Nº1 de BoadaAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida3 m
- 10Cova 3 de SaborellAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida2 m
- 11Cova del ParcoAlòs de Balaguer, Lleida1 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baborell de la Dona Morta | 155 meters | 66 meters | Alòs de Balaguer | Noguera |
| Baborell d'en Remigio | 100 meters | 50 meters | Alòs de Balaguer | Noguera |
| Cova 2 de Saborell | 82 meters | 9 meters | Alòs de Balaguer | Noguera |
| Esquerda de l'Escaire | 61 meters | 22 meters | Alòs de Balaguer | Noguera |
| Cova 1 de Saborell | 49 meters | 6 meters | Alòs de Balaguer | Noguera |
| Coves del Mu | 37 meters | 0 meters | Alòs de Balaguer | Noguera |
| Cova de Boada | 24 meters | 9 meters | Alòs de Balaguer | Noguera |
| Forat Nº2 de Boada | 19 meters | 11 meters | Alòs de Balaguer | Noguera |
| Forat Nº3 de Boada | 10 meters | 8 meters | Alòs de Balaguer | Noguera |
| Cova del Parco | 10 meters | 1 meters | Alòs de Balaguer | Noguera |
| Cova 3 de Saborell | 10 meters | 2 meters | Alòs de Balaguer | Noguera |
| Forat Nº1 de Boada | 7 meters | 3 meters | Alòs de Balaguer | Noguera |
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