Caves of Artesa de Segre
In Artesa de Segre (Noguera) there are 12 registered cavities: 6 pits and 6 caves, with a total length of 407 metres and a maximum depth of 37 metres. Avenc del Fusell is the longest cavity (111 m) and the deepest (37 m).
Artesa de Segre has 12 catalogued caves, including 6 potholes and 6 caves. The longest is Avenc del Fusell (111m). 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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The municipality of Artesa de Segre, in the comarca of Noguera, has 12 registered cavities: 6 pits and 6 caves. Together they total 407 metres of length and reach a maximum depth of 37 metres. The lithologies present are limestone, in 9 cavities, and conglomerate, in 3.
Avenc del Fusell is the longest cavity, at 111 metres, and also the deepest, at 37 metres; it is a 31-metre-deep fissure in the serra de Sant Mamet, explored by the GERS of the AE Muntanya on 27 April 1986. The Forat del Barranc de la Clua, with 70 metres of length and 20 metres of depth, was explored on 27 December 2023 by Juli Serrano (SIE-CEA) and Francesc Rubinat (ERE-CEC). The Pou del Curs, with 38 metres of length and 28 metres of depth, has an entrance of 1.7 x 1 metre and shafts of 25 metres and -28 metres.
Other notable cavities are the Cova dels Braus, with 36 metres of length at Vall-llebrerola, and the Pou de la Collada, with 34 metres of length and 13 metres of depth, formed by two shafts that meet at their base. The Avenc de Lo Clot de Joan Pere, 9 metres deep, is a small and narrow shaft in the Serra de Comiols, located in December 2022 by the PROTEUS group.
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The 20 longest
- 1Avenc del FusellArtesa de Segre, Lleida111 m
- 2Forat del Barranc de la CluaArtesa de Segre, Lleida70 m
- 3Pou del CursArtesa de Segre, Lleida38 m
- 4Cova dels BrausArtesa de Segre, Lleida36 m
- 5Pou de la ColladaArtesa de Segre, Lleida34 m
- 6Cova de MalagastreArtesa de Segre, Lleida27 m
- 7Esquerda de la Penya del DonzellArtesa de Segre, Lleida25 m
- 8Lo ForanicoArtesa de Segre, Lleida19 m
- 9Coves d'AntonaArtesa de Segre, Lleida15 m
- 10Espluga del Castell de la CluaArtesa de Segre, Lleida14 m
- 11Avenc de Lo Clot de Joan PereArtesa de Segre, Lleida10 m
- 12Balma de la Penya del DonzellArtesa de Segre, Lleida8 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc del FusellArtesa de Segre, Lleida37 m
- 2Pou del CursArtesa de Segre, Lleida28 m
- 3Forat del Barranc de la CluaArtesa de Segre, Lleida20 m
- 4Pou de la ColladaArtesa de Segre, Lleida13 m
- 5Avenc de Lo Clot de Joan PereArtesa de Segre, Lleida9 m
- 6Esquerda de la Penya del DonzellArtesa de Segre, Lleida9 m
- 7Lo ForanicoArtesa de Segre, Lleida9 m
- 8Coves d'AntonaArtesa de Segre, Lleida8 m
- 9Cova dels BrausArtesa de Segre, Lleida5 m
- 10Cova de MalagastreArtesa de Segre, Lleida4 m
- 11Espluga del Castell de la CluaArtesa de Segre, Lleida4 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenc del Fusell | 111 meters | 37 meters | Artesa de Segre | Noguera |
| Forat del Barranc de la Clua | 70 meters | 20 meters | Artesa de Segre | Noguera |
| Pou del Curs | 38 meters | 28 meters | Artesa de Segre | Noguera |
| Cova dels Braus | 36 meters | 5 meters | Artesa de Segre | Noguera |
| Pou de la Collada | 34 meters | 13 meters | Artesa de Segre | Noguera |
| Cova de Malagastre | 27 meters | 4 meters | Artesa de Segre | Noguera |
| Esquerda de la Penya del Donzell | 25 meters | 9 meters | Artesa de Segre | Noguera |
| Lo Foranico | 19 meters | 9 meters | Artesa de Segre | Noguera |
| Coves d'Antona | 15 meters | 8 meters | Artesa de Segre | Noguera |
| Espluga del Castell de la Clua | 14 meters | 4 meters | Artesa de Segre | Noguera |
| Avenc de Lo Clot de Joan Pere | 10 meters | 9 meters | Artesa de Segre | Noguera |
| Balma de la Penya del Donzell | 8 meters | 0 meters | Artesa de Segre | Noguera |
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