Caves of Corbera de Llobregat
Corbera de Llobregat (Baix Llobregat) contains 5 cavities: 3 pits and 2 caves, with 366 metres of total passage and a maximum depth of 33 metres. The Sistema dels Guixos is the longest and deepest.
Corbera de Llobregat has 5 catalogued caves, including 3 potholes and 2 caves. The longest is Sistema dels Guixos (214m). 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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Corbera de Llobregat, in the Baix Llobregat, brings together 5 catalogued cavities: 3 pits and 2 caves. Together they total 366 metres of passage and reach a maximum depth of 33 metres. The lithologies present are Limestone (3), Marl (1) and Gypsum (1).
The Sistema dels Guixos is the most notable cavity, with 214 metres of passage and 33 metres of depth; it is a system excavated in Gypsum, with several connected pits and galleries. The Cova del Dos, with 105 metres of passage and 9 metres of depth, was discovered and explored by the GEISC between the end of the 70s and the beginning of the 80s. The Avenc Speleocorb is a small fissure 19 metres deep explored on 9 January 2007. The group is completed by the Avenc Curt, 2 metres deep, and the Cova de les Agulles, 1 metre deep, known since time immemorial and protected by a grille.
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The 20 longest
- 1Sistema dels GuixosCorbera de Llobregat, Barcelona214 m
- 2Cova del DosCorbera de Llobregat, Barcelona105 m
- 3Avenc SpeleocorbCorbera de Llobregat, Barcelona35 m
- 4Avenc CurtCorbera de Llobregat, Barcelona7 m
- 5Cova de les AgullesCorbera de Llobregat, Barcelona5 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Sistema dels GuixosCorbera de Llobregat, Barcelona33 m
- 2Avenc SpeleocorbCorbera de Llobregat, Barcelona19 m
- 3Cova del DosCorbera de Llobregat, Barcelona9 m
- 4Avenc CurtCorbera de Llobregat, Barcelona2 m
- 5Cova de les AgullesCorbera de Llobregat, Barcelona1 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sistema dels Guixos | 214 meters | 33 meters | Corbera de Llobregat | Baix Llobregat |
| Cova del Dos | 105 meters | 9 meters | Corbera de Llobregat | Baix Llobregat |
| Avenc Speleocorb | 35 meters | 19 meters | Corbera de Llobregat | Baix Llobregat |
| Avenc Curt | 7 meters | 2 meters | Corbera de Llobregat | Baix Llobregat |
| Cova de les Agulles | 5 meters | 1 meters | Corbera de Llobregat | Baix Llobregat |
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Source: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modified. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/