Caves of Ribera d'Urgellet
Ribera d'Urgellet, in Alt Urgell, has 4 cavities: 1 pit and 3 caves. The total length is 89 metres and the maximum depth is 15 metres. All are in limestone.
Ribera d'Urgellet has 4 catalogued caves, including 1 potholes and 3 caves. The longest is Avenc Marquès (35m) and the deepest is Espluga Nº3 dels Lladres (15m). 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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Ribera d'Urgellet, a municipality in the comarca of Alt Urgell, brings together 4 catalogued cavities: 1 pit and 3 caves. Together they total a length of 89 metres and reach a maximum depth of 15 metres. All the known cavities develop in limestone.
Among the most notable cavities is the Avenc Marquès, 35 metres long and 14 metres deep, at Montant de Tost, explored between 6 and 7 June 1965 by the SIRE–UEC d'Igualada. The Espluga Nº3 dels Lladres is also 35 metres long and is the deepest, at 15 metres. The Espluga Nº1 dels Lladres, 16 metres long and 5 metres deep, and the Espluga Nº2 dels Lladres, 3.5 metres long, complete the group. These last two were located in December 2005 and fully explored on 14 May 2006.
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The 20 longest
- 1Avenc MarquèsRibera d'Urgellet, Lleida35 m
- 2Espluga Nº3 dels LladresRibera d'Urgellet, Lleida35 m
- 3Espluga Nº1 dels LladresRibera d'Urgellet, Lleida16 m
- 4Espluga Nº2 dels LladresRibera d'Urgellet, Lleida3 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Espluga Nº3 dels LladresRibera d'Urgellet, Lleida15 m
- 2Avenc MarquèsRibera d'Urgellet, Lleida14 m
- 3Espluga Nº1 dels LladresRibera d'Urgellet, Lleida5 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espluga Nº3 dels Lladres | 35 meters | 15 meters | Ribera d'Urgellet | Alt Urgell |
| Avenc Marquès | 35 meters | 14 meters | Ribera d'Urgellet | Alt Urgell |
| Espluga Nº1 dels Lladres | 16 meters | 5 meters | Ribera d'Urgellet | Alt Urgell |
| Espluga Nº2 dels Lladres | 3 meters | 0 meters | Ribera d'Urgellet | Alt Urgell |
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