Caves of Beuda
Beuda, in the Garrotxa, has 9 cavities: 8 caves and 1 pit, with 1130 m of total passage and a maximum depth of 23 m. The Cova de la Mosquera, at 962 m, is the longest. Limestone (6) and gypsum (3) predominate.
Beuda has 9 catalogued caves, including 1 potholes and 8 caves. The longest is Cova de la Mosquera (962m) and the deepest is Forat de Malveí (23m). 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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Beuda, a municipality in the Garrotxa, has 9 catalogued cavities: 8 caves and 1 pit. Together they total 1130 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 23 m. The lithologies present are limestone, with 6 cavities, and gypsum, with 3.
The longest cavity is the Cova de la Mosquera, with 962 m of passage and a height difference of 20 m (+19/-1), which includes an underground river and contamination from pig slurry. The Forat de Malveí is the deepest pit, with 23 m of depth, on the SE slope of the Puig de Malveí, explored on 6 March 1993 by the GEB. Other notable cavities are the Cova del Lladre, with 30 m of passage in gypsum, and the Cova del Carlí, with 20 m of passage and a height difference of -3.4 m at Falgars.
The group of the Cingles de la Tossa d'espinau includes three shelters; the Bauma Nº1 dels Cingles de la Tossa d'espinau has 9 m of depth and is the westernmost, while the Bauma Nº3 dels Cingles de la Tossa d'espinau, with 4 m of depth, was explored by the GEB on 17 April 1993.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova de la MosqueraBeuda, Girona962 m
- 2Escletxes de Ca N'oliveresBeuda, Girona132 m
- 3Forat de MalveíBeuda, Girona90 m
- 4Cova del LladreBeuda, Girona30 m
- 5Cova del CarlíBeuda, Girona20 m
- 6Bauma Nº1 dels Cingles de la Tossa d'espinauBeuda, Girona9 m
- 7Bauma Nº3 dels Cingles de la Tossa d'espinauBeuda, Girona9 m
- 8Bauma Nº2 dels Cingles de la Tossa d'espinauBeuda, Girona5 m
- 9Cova Penjada del Torrent d'espinauBeuda, Girona5 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Forat de MalveíBeuda, Girona23 m
- 2Cova de la MosqueraBeuda, Girona20 m
- 3Escletxes de Ca N'oliveresBeuda, Girona20 m
- 4Bauma Nº1 dels Cingles de la Tossa d'espinauBeuda, Girona8 m
- 5Cova del LladreBeuda, Girona8 m
- 6Bauma Nº3 dels Cingles de la Tossa d'espinauBeuda, Girona4 m
- 7Cova del CarlíBeuda, Girona3 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova de la Mosquera | 962 meters | 20 meters | Beuda | Garrotxa |
| Escletxes de Ca N'oliveres | 132 meters | 20 meters | Beuda | Garrotxa |
| Forat de Malveí | 90 meters | 23 meters | Beuda | Garrotxa |
| Cova del Lladre | 30 meters | 8 meters | Beuda | Garrotxa |
| Cova del Carlí | 20 meters | 3 meters | Beuda | Garrotxa |
| Bauma Nº3 dels Cingles de la Tossa d'espinau | 9 meters | 4 meters | Beuda | Garrotxa |
| Bauma Nº1 dels Cingles de la Tossa d'espinau | 9 meters | 8 meters | Beuda | Garrotxa |
| Cova Penjada del Torrent d'espinau | 5 meters | 0 meters | Beuda | Garrotxa |
| Bauma Nº2 dels Cingles de la Tossa d'espinau | 5 meters | 0 meters | Beuda | Garrotxa |
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