Caves of Riu de Cerdanya
Riu de Cerdanya, in Cerdanya, has 7 cavities: 2 pits and 5 caves, with a total length of 177 metres and a maximum depth of 22 metres. Balma de Segalars is the longest, at 80 metres.
Riu de Cerdanya has 7 catalogued caves, including 2 potholes and 5 caves. The longest is Balma de Segalars (80m) and the deepest is Avenc-balma del Serrat de les Esposes (22m). 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 Riu de Cerdanya, in the comarca of Cerdanya, contains 7 catalogued cavities: 2 pits and 5 caves. Together they total 177 metres of length and reach a maximum depth of 22 metres. All the known cavities develop in limestone.
Among the cavities most notable for their length are Balma de Segalars, at 80 metres, a large rock shelter near the refugi del Serrat de les Esposes with an entrance 40 metres wide and 9 metres high; Avenc-balma del Serrat de les Esposes, at 35 metres, some 30 metres wide and with a 17-metre shaft; and Cova Gran del Grau de l'ós, at 28 metres, in the barranc del Grau de l'Ós. Other cavities are Avenc del Niu, at 12 metres, and Xemeneia Lateral del Grau de l'ós, at 10 metres.
As for depth, Avenc-balma del Serrat de les Esposes reaches 22 metres, followed by Balma de Segalars at 16 metres, Avenc del Niu and Cova Gran del Grau de l'ós at 9 metres each, and Xemeneia Lateral del Grau de l'ós at 6 metres.
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The 20 longest
- 1Balma de SegalarsRiu de Cerdanya, Lleida80 m
- 2Avenc-balma del Serrat de les EsposesRiu de Cerdanya, Lleida35 m
- 3Cova Gran del Grau de l'ósRiu de Cerdanya, Lleida28 m
- 4Avenc del NiuRiu de Cerdanya, Lleida12 m
- 5Xemeneia Lateral del Grau de l'ósRiu de Cerdanya, Lleida10 m
- 6Covetes de RiuRiu de Cerdanya, Lleida7 m
- 7Balma Obrada del Grau de l'ósRiu de Cerdanya, Lleida5 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc-balma del Serrat de les EsposesRiu de Cerdanya, Lleida22 m
- 2Balma de SegalarsRiu de Cerdanya, Lleida16 m
- 3Avenc del NiuRiu de Cerdanya, Lleida9 m
- 4Cova Gran del Grau de l'ósRiu de Cerdanya, Lleida9 m
- 5Xemeneia Lateral del Grau de l'ósRiu de Cerdanya, Lleida6 m
- 6Covetes de RiuRiu de Cerdanya, Lleida4 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balma de Segalars | 80 meters | 16 meters | Riu de Cerdanya | Cerdanya |
| Avenc-balma del Serrat de les Esposes | 35 meters | 22 meters | Riu de Cerdanya | Cerdanya |
| Cova Gran del Grau de l'ós | 28 meters | 9 meters | Riu de Cerdanya | Cerdanya |
| Avenc del Niu | 12 meters | 9 meters | Riu de Cerdanya | Cerdanya |
| Xemeneia Lateral del Grau de l'ós | 10 meters | 6 meters | Riu de Cerdanya | Cerdanya |
| Covetes de Riu | 7 meters | 4 meters | Riu de Cerdanya | Cerdanya |
| Balma Obrada del Grau de l'ós | 5 meters | 0 meters | Riu de Cerdanya | Cerdanya |
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Source: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modified. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/