Resurgence
Font del Truffe (resurgence pool)
The entrance pool of Font del Truffe, beside a ford near Lacave, where a squeeze between a boulder and the roof leads to a low passage and the first of a long chain of sumps.
The source lies beside a ford at the end of a 3 km track from the D247 near Lacave. The passage starts at the bottom of a dark pool, between the roof and a large boulder that partly blocks the opening, then continues through a tiny chamber and a very low section before reaching the main gallery.
Sump 1 runs about 160 m to a maximum depth of 13 m. Near its end a side passage on the left surfaces in a clay gallery. Visibility is usually described as excellent.
The environment
A low, restricted entrance leading to clear, fairly shallow sump passage in sculpted rock.
Conditions
Visibility usually excellent; the connection between sumps 1 and 2 depends on water level.
Typical ranges from published sources, not current conditions.
For orientation, not navigation. Hollow dots are approximate.
Every fact on this page, with its source (5)
| Fact | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The gallery beyond the entrance continues for 160 m at a maximum depth of 13 m (sump 1). | Verified | [1] |
| The track to the source carries an 'interdit sauf riverains' sign. | Verified | [1] |
| Area-level position near N 44.83 E 1.55. | Verified | [2] |
| Area-level position near N 44.83 E 1.55. | Verified | [2] |
| The sources consulted publish no qualification, permit or registration requirement set by a land manager or access body for this site.Absence of a published rule, not confirmation that none exists. | Reported | [1] |
Verified: stated by an official or primary source we opened. Reported: from a secondary source only. Sources conflict: the note gives both versions. May be out of date: the newest source we found is old.
Written in our own words from the sources above. Report a correction