Caves of La Nou de Berguedà
La Nou de Berguedà, in Berguedà, has 11 catalogued cavities: 8 caves and 3 pits, with a total length of 287 m and a maximum depth of 26 m. The dominant lithology is limestone (10), with 1 conglomerate.
La Nou de Berguedà has 11 catalogued caves, including 3 potholes and 8 caves. The longest is Cova del Grau (127m) and the deepest is Avenc del Grau (26m). 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 la Nou de Berguedà, in Berguedà, has 11 catalogued cavities: 8 caves and 3 pits. The total recorded length is 287 m and the maximum depth is 26 m. The lithologies present are limestone, in 10 cases, and conglomerates, in 1.
The cavity with the greatest length is the Bòfia de l'Obaga d'espades, with 105 m, and a total elevation difference of 15 m (-14/+1). The Avenc del Grau, with 69 m of length, reaches the deepest point, -26 m, and has three entrances subdivided by wedged blocks. Other notable cavities are the Balma de l'ínsula, of 30 m, on the Serrat de l'Ínsula, and the Cova de l'ínsula, of 25 m, explored and surveyed in the spring of 1993 by the GE Badalona.
The Forat de les Oliveres, with 20 m of length, is 11 m deep and was explored and surveyed on 21 January 1989. The Avenc dels Desertors, 5 m deep, is located about 10 m from the cova dels Desertors towards the SW, below it.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova del GrauLa Nou de Berguedà, Barcelona127 m
- 2Bòfia de l'Obaga d'espadesLa Nou de Berguedà, Barcelona105 m
- 3Avenc del GrauLa Nou de Berguedà, Barcelona69 m
- 4Balma de l'ínsulaLa Nou de Berguedà, Barcelona30 m
- 5Cova de l'ínsulaLa Nou de Berguedà, Barcelona25 m
- 6Forat de les OliveresLa Nou de Berguedà, Barcelona20 m
- 7Coves dels DesertorsLa Nou de Berguedà, Barcelona12 m
- 8Avenc dels DesertorsLa Nou de Berguedà, Barcelona11 m
- 9Cova del Doctor àngelLa Nou de Berguedà, Barcelona11 m
- 10Cova de Picamill de BaixLa Nou de Berguedà, Barcelona6 m
- 11Balma dels DesertorsLa Nou de Berguedà, Barcelona4 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc del GrauLa Nou de Berguedà, Barcelona26 m
- 2Cova del GrauLa Nou de Berguedà, Barcelona23 m
- 3Bòfia de l'Obaga d'espadesLa Nou de Berguedà, Barcelona15 m
- 4Forat de les OliveresLa Nou de Berguedà, Barcelona11 m
- 5Avenc dels DesertorsLa Nou de Berguedà, Barcelona5 m
- 6Cova de l'ínsulaLa Nou de Berguedà, Barcelona2 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova del Grau | 127 meters | 23 meters | Nou de Berguedà, La | Berguedà |
| Bòfia de l'Obaga d'espades | 105 meters | 15 meters | Nou de Berguedà, La | Berguedà |
| Avenc del Grau | 69 meters | 26 meters | Nou de Berguedà, La | Berguedà |
| Balma de l'ínsula | 30 meters | 0 meters | Nou de Berguedà, La | Berguedà |
| Cova de l'ínsula | 25 meters | 2 meters | Nou de Berguedà, La | Berguedà |
| Forat de les Oliveres | 20 meters | 11 meters | Nou de Berguedà, La | Berguedà |
| Coves dels Desertors | 12 meters | 0 meters | Nou de Berguedà, La | Berguedà |
| Cova del Doctor àngel | 11 meters | 0 meters | Nou de Berguedà, La | Berguedà |
| Avenc dels Desertors | 11 meters | 5 meters | Nou de Berguedà, La | Berguedà |
| Cova de Picamill de Baix | 6 meters | 0 meters | Nou de Berguedà, La | Berguedà |
| Balma dels Desertors | 4 meters | 0 meters | Nou de Berguedà, La | Berguedà |
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