Caves of Vidrà
Vidrà, in Osona, has 11 catalogued cavities: 9 caves and 2 pits, with a total length of 230 metres and a maximum depth of 22 metres. The Forat de Collfred, located in October 2021, is the longest cavity, at 55 metres.
Vidrà has 11 catalogued caves, including 2 potholes and 9 caves. The longest is Forat de Collfred (55m) and the deepest is Avenc del Puig Cubell (22m). Most caves are found in sandstone.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Vidrà, a municipality in Osona, has 11 catalogued cavities: 9 caves and 2 pits. Together they total 230 metres of length and a maximum depth of 22 metres. The lithologies present are sandstones (9 cavities), conglomerates (1) and marls (1).
The longest cavity is the Forat de Collfred, with 55 metres of length, located in October 2021. It is followed by the Avenc del Puig Cubell, with 48 metres, and the Forat del Purgatori, with 31 metres. As for depth, the Avenc del Puig Cubell reaches 22 metres, followed by the Forat de Collfred with 14 metres and the Avenc de les Dues Boques with 10 metres.
Other notable cavities are the Avenc de les Dues Boques, with 30 metres of length and a 20-metre fissure, and the Cova Travessada de Collfred, of 16 metres, which ends in a pit of -4 metres.
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The 20 longest
- 1Forat de CollfredVidrà, Girona55 m
- 2Avenc del Puig CubellVidrà, Girona48 m
- 3Forat del PurgatoriVidrà, Girona31 m
- 4Avenc de les Dues BoquesVidrà, Girona30 m
- 5Cova Travessada de CollfredVidrà, Girona16 m
- 6Balma de la ComassaVidrà, Girona12 m
- 7Balma de la Vila VellaVidrà, Girona11 m
- 8Bauma del GitanoVidrà, Girona10 m
- 9Cova Petita de CollfredVidrà, Girona9 m
- 10Balma del Salt del PouVidrà, Girona4 m
- 11Balmes dels AigolsVidrà, Girona4 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc del Puig CubellVidrà, Girona22 m
- 2Forat de CollfredVidrà, Girona14 m
- 3Avenc de les Dues BoquesVidrà, Girona10 m
- 4Forat del PurgatoriVidrà, Girona9 m
- 5Cova Travessada de CollfredVidrà, Girona6 m
- 6Cova Petita de CollfredVidrà, Girona3 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forat de Collfred | 55 meters | 14 meters | Vidrà | Osona |
| Avenc del Puig Cubell | 48 meters | 22 meters | Vidrà | Osona |
| Forat del Purgatori | 31 meters | 9 meters | Vidrà | Osona |
| Avenc de les Dues Boques | 30 meters | 10 meters | Vidrà | Osona |
| Cova Travessada de Collfred | 16 meters | 6 meters | Vidrà | Osona |
| Balma de la Comassa | 12 meters | 0 meters | Vidrà | Osona |
| Balma de la Vila Vella | 11 meters | 0 meters | Vidrà | Osona |
| Bauma del Gitano | 10 meters | 0 meters | Vidrà | Osona |
| Cova Petita de Collfred | 9 meters | 3 meters | Vidrà | Osona |
| Balmes dels Aigols | 4 meters | 0 meters | Vidrà | Osona |
| Balma del Salt del Pou | 4 meters | 0 meters | Vidrà | Osona |
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