Caves and potholes of L'Aquila
The catalogue of L'Aquila lists 200 caves, including 27 potholes and 152 caves. The longest is Grotta Grande dei Cervi (2,500 m) and the deepest is Grotte di Stiffe (186 m).
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded. Without length data: 19. Without depth data: 79. Without known lithology: 200.
The 20 longest
| # | Cave | Location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grotta Grande dei Cervi | Carsoli | 2,500 m |
| 2 | Grotte di Stiffe | San Demetrio ne' Vestini | 2,380 m |
| 3 | Ovido di Pietrasecca | Carsoli | 1,370 m |
| 4 | Grotta di Vaccamorta | Tornimparte | 1,200 m |
| 5 | Grotta di Luppa | Sante Marie | 1,150 m |
| 6 | Grotta a Male | L'Aquila | 420 m |
| 7 | Nevera del Tratturello | Lecce nei Marsi | 320 m |
| 8 | Fonte Grotta | Castel del Monte | 310 m |
| 9 | Grotta Sorgente presso Mandrilli | Lecce nei Marsi | 250 m |
| 10 | Grotta Valle delle Vacche | Lecce nei Marsi | 250 m |
| 11 | Grotta di Collalto | Civitella Roveto | 235 m |
| 12 | Grotta di Zerrante | Cagnano Amiterno | 231 m |
| 13 | Grotta Beatrice Cenci | Cappadocia | 220 m |
| 14 | Risorgenza di Fonte la Rocca | Tornimparte | 214 m |
| 15 | Inghiottitoio dell'Ovido | Cappadocia | 200 m |
| 16 | Grotta Piscinara | Rocca di Botte | 180 m |
| 17 | Grotta di Monte Argatone | Villalago | 179 m |
| 18 | Abisso di Pizzodeta | San Vincenzo Valle Roveto | 165 m |
| 19 | Grotta Pasquale 'u Rusciu | Opi | 157 m |
| 20 | Inghiottitoio di Coppo del Lepre | Lecce nei Marsi | 154 m |
The 20 deepest
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The figures of these places do not add up to the total: a cave can be in more than one place, or in none when its location has no lower level.
Contains information from Grottocenter (Wikicaves), grottocenter.org, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0, https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/), modified. · The derived data is available on request under the ODbL: [email protected]