Caves of La Pobla de Lillet
La Pobla de Lillet, in the Berguedà, brings together 7 cavities: 6 caves and 1 pit, with a total length of 282 metres and a maximum depth of 59 metres. The Tuta de Saus is the longest and deepest.
La Pobla de Lillet has 7 catalogued caves, including 1 potholes and 6 caves. The longest is Tuta de Saus (186m). 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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La Pobla de Lillet, a municipality in the Berguedà, has 7 catalogued cavities: 6 caves and 1 pit. Together they total 282 metres of length and reach a maximum depth of 59 metres. The lithologies represented are limestone (3), conglomerate (2) and sandstone (2).
The most notable cavity is the Tuta de Saus, with 186 metres of length and explored to a depth of -59 metres. It is followed by the Cova de Falgars, of 30 metres, located and explored in the summer of 1982 by the SIEP del CE Poblet; the Forat del Puig, a pit with 18 metres of vertical drop, an entrance of 8x5 metres and a single shaft of 15.5 metres; the Cova Artigas, of 21 metres, a semi-artificial cavity with a descending gallery; and the Bauma del Salt del Bisbe, a large rock shelter on the torrent de Solls 60 m wide, 10 deep and 8 high, with a spring captured inside it.
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The 20 longest
- 1Tuta de SausLa Pobla de Lillet, Barcelona186 m
- 2Cova del Rec de les MuntanyetesLa Pobla de Lillet, Barcelona34 m
- 3Cova de FalgarsLa Pobla de Lillet, Barcelona30 m
- 4Forat del PuigLa Pobla de Lillet, Barcelona25 m
- 5Cova ArtigasLa Pobla de Lillet, Barcelona21 m
- 6Bauma del Salt del BisbeLa Pobla de Lillet, Barcelona10 m
- 7Tuta Petita de SausLa Pobla de Lillet, Barcelona10 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Tuta de SausLa Pobla de Lillet, Barcelona59 m
- 2Forat del PuigLa Pobla de Lillet, Barcelona18 m
- 3Cova de FalgarsLa Pobla de Lillet, Barcelona8 m
- 4Cova del Rec de les MuntanyetesLa Pobla de Lillet, Barcelona1 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuta de Saus | 186 meters | 59 meters | Pobla de Lillet, La | Berguedà |
| Cova del Rec de les Muntanyetes | 34 meters | 1 meters | Pobla de Lillet, La | Berguedà |
| Cova de Falgars | 30 meters | 8 meters | Pobla de Lillet, La | Berguedà |
| Forat del Puig | 25 meters | 18 meters | Pobla de Lillet, La | Berguedà |
| Cova Artigas | 21 meters | 0 meters | Pobla de Lillet, La | Berguedà |
| Tuta Petita de Saus | 10 meters | 0 meters | Pobla de Lillet, La | Berguedà |
| Bauma del Salt del Bisbe | 10 meters | 0 meters | Pobla de Lillet, La | Berguedà |
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