Caves of La Riba
La Riba, in Alt Camp, in the Muntanyes de Prades, has 12 cavities: 10 pits and 2 caves, with a total length of 763 m and a maximum depth of 56 m. The Avenc del Puig de Marc stands out, at 310 m.
La Riba has 12 catalogued caves, including 10 potholes and 2 caves. The longest is Avenc del Puig de Marc (310m) and the deepest is Esquerda del Puig de Marc (56m). 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 Riba, in the comarca of Alt Camp, in the Muntanyes de Prades, has 12 catalogued cavities: 10 pits and 2 caves. The total recorded length is 763 m and the maximum depth reached is 56 m. All the cavities develop in Limestone.
Among the longest cavities are the Avenc del Puig de Marc, at 310 m, followed by the Avenc Gers, at 120 m, and the Esquerda del Puig de Marc, at 90 m. The Cova de la Riba, at 70 m, presents a single rectilinear gallery with a NW-SE orientation, excavated in limestones and gypsum. The Fou de Balet, at 59 m, is a large fissure about 30 metres long by 8 metres wide, with access via a vertical drop of -11.3 metres.
As for depth, the Esquerda del Puig de Marc reaches 56 m, while the Avenc del Puig de Marc and the Avenc Gers reach 48 m. Other more modest cavities are the Avenc del Porc Senglar, at 19 m, and the Avenc Muntanya, at 17 m. Several of these cavities were discovered and explored by the GERS – AE Muntanya (Barcelona) around the year 1975.
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The 20 longest
- 1Avenc del Puig de MarcLa Riba, Tarragona310 m
- 2Avenc GersLa Riba, Tarragona120 m
- 3Esquerda del Puig de MarcLa Riba, Tarragona90 m
- 4Cova de la RibaLa Riba, Tarragona70 m
- 5Fou de BaletLa Riba, Tarragona59 m
- 6Avenc MuntanyaLa Riba, Tarragona30 m
- 7Avenc del Porc SenglarLa Riba, Tarragona22 m
- 8Avenc del CingleLa Riba, Tarragona16 m
- 9Forat Cd-2La Riba, Tarragona15 m
- 10Forat Cd.3La Riba, Tarragona13 m
- 11Coves de la Fou de BaletLa Riba, Tarragona10 m
- 12Forat Cd-1La Riba, Tarragona8 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Esquerda del Puig de MarcLa Riba, Tarragona56 m
- 2Avenc del Puig de MarcLa Riba, Tarragona48 m
- 3Avenc GersLa Riba, Tarragona48 m
- 4Avenc del Porc SenglarLa Riba, Tarragona19 m
- 5Avenc MuntanyaLa Riba, Tarragona17 m
- 6Fou de BaletLa Riba, Tarragona15 m
- 7Avenc del CingleLa Riba, Tarragona13 m
- 8Forat Cd-2La Riba, Tarragona7 m
- 9Coves de la Fou de BaletLa Riba, Tarragona4 m
- 10Forat Cd-1La Riba, Tarragona3 m
- 11Forat Cd.3La Riba, Tarragona2 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenc del Puig de Marc | 310 meters | 48 meters | Riba, La | Alt Camp |
| Avenc Gers | 120 meters | 48 meters | Riba, La | Alt Camp |
| Esquerda del Puig de Marc | 90 meters | 56 meters | Riba, La | Alt Camp |
| Cova de la Riba | 70 meters | 0 meters | Riba, La | Alt Camp |
| Fou de Balet | 59 meters | 15 meters | Riba, La | Alt Camp |
| Avenc Muntanya | 30 meters | 17 meters | Riba, La | Alt Camp |
| Avenc del Porc Senglar | 22 meters | 19 meters | Riba, La | Alt Camp |
| Avenc del Cingle | 16 meters | 13 meters | Riba, La | Alt Camp |
| Forat Cd-2 | 15 meters | 7 meters | Riba, La | Alt Camp |
| Forat Cd.3 | 13 meters | 2 meters | Riba, La | Alt Camp |
| Coves de la Fou de Balet | 10 meters | 4 meters | Riba, La | Alt Camp |
| Forat Cd-1 | 8 meters | 3 meters | Riba, La | Alt Camp |
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