Caves of Colldejou
Colldejou (Baix Camp) has 8 cavities: 4 pits and 4 caves, with a total length of 534 m and a maximum depth of 67 m. The Cova de la Mola, at 140 m, and the Avenc del Niu de la Miloca, at 67 m, are the most notable.
Colldejou has 8 catalogued caves, including 4 potholes and 4 caves. The longest is Cova de la Mola (140m) and the deepest is Avenc del Niu de la Miloca (67m). 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 Colldejou, in the Baix Camp, has 8 catalogued cavities: 4 pits and 4 caves. Together they total 534 m of length and reach a maximum depth of 67 m. The recorded lithologies are limestone (6), dolomite (1) and sandstone (1).
The cavity with the greatest length is the Cova de la Mola, at 140 m, which features a hall of clastic origin, shafts and a second opening in the form of a hanging window. As for depth, the Avenc del Niu de la Miloca reaches 67 m; it was located and explored in 1982 by members of the ERE of the Associació Excursionista Catalunya de Reus. Other notable cavities are the Avenc dels Constants, 50 m deep, discovered and explored around 1971 by speleologists from Reus, and the Avenc de l'àliga, 27 m deep, with an entrance about 5 metres wide and an inclined shaft of 15 metres.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova de la MolaColldejou, Tarragona140 m
- 2Avenc del Niu de la MilocaColldejou, Tarragona120 m
- 3Avenc dels ConstantsColldejou, Tarragona120 m
- 4Avenc de l'àligaColldejou, Tarragona70 m
- 5Cova del LladreColldejou, Tarragona37 m
- 6Avenc Cm2Colldejou, Tarragona30 m
- 7Cova del BatlletColldejou, Tarragona10 m
- 8Cova del JanetColldejou, Tarragona7 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc del Niu de la MilocaColldejou, Tarragona67 m
- 2Avenc dels ConstantsColldejou, Tarragona50 m
- 3Avenc de l'àligaColldejou, Tarragona27 m
- 4Avenc Cm2Colldejou, Tarragona17 m
- 5Cova de la MolaColldejou, Tarragona7 m
- 6Cova del LladreColldejou, Tarragona5 m
- 7Cova del BatlletColldejou, Tarragona3 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova de la Mola | 140 meters | 7 meters | Colldejou | Baix Camp |
| Avenc dels Constants | 120 meters | 50 meters | Colldejou | Baix Camp |
| Avenc del Niu de la Miloca | 120 meters | 67 meters | Colldejou | Baix Camp |
| Avenc de l'àliga | 70 meters | 27 meters | Colldejou | Baix Camp |
| Cova del Lladre | 37 meters | 5 meters | Colldejou | Baix Camp |
| Avenc Cm2 | 30 meters | 17 meters | Colldejou | Baix Camp |
| Cova del Batllet | 10 meters | 3 meters | Colldejou | Baix Camp |
| Cova del Janet | 7 meters | 0 meters | Colldejou | Baix Camp |
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