Entrée de grotte
Gouffre de Pou Meyssen
A small pool at the foot of a cliff in a dry valley above Cabouy that gives a second way into the flooded Ouysse river, about 800 m upstream of Cabouy underground.
Pou Meyssen lies at the foot of a cliff in a rock recess behind a thicket of dogwood, about 1 km up the dry valley from Cabouy on foot or by a stony track off the Rocamadour–Couzou road. The pool is about 6 m long and 2.5 m wide and its level varies with the seasons.
Below the pool a chamber of boulders lies at about 10 m. Downstream the gallery averages 14 to 20 m deep towards Cabouy; upstream it rises to about 9 m before levelling between 14 and 16 m. The Subaqua account of the 2011-2014 re-lining says the small pool clouds up immediately when divers enter, so the team fixed a rope from the surface to a T-junction with the main line, signed for the Pou Meyssen exit and for Cabouy 800 m away.
L'environnement
A narrow, easily silted entrance pool leading into the large underground Ouysse river passage.
Conditions
Visibility at the entrance is frequently lost as soon as divers enter the small pool; water level varies seasonally.
Fourchettes indicatives issues de sources publiées, pas les conditions actuelles.
Autres entrées vers Réseau de l'Ouysse (Cabouy – Pou Meyssen)
Pour s'orienter, pas pour naviguer. Les points creux sont approximatifs.
Chaque information de cette page, avec sa source (8)
| Information | Statut | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The entrance pool is about 6 m long and 2.5 m wide and its level varies with the seasons. | Vérifié | [1] |
| A boulder chamber lies at about -10 m; the downstream gallery averages -14 to -20 m and the upstream gallery stabilises between -14 and -16 m. | Vérifié | [1] |
| The small pool clouds up immediately and the sediment raised on entry often wipes out visibility. | Vérifié | [2] |
| A rope fixed above the pool joins the main line at a T marked 'Sortie/Exit Pou Meyssen' and 'Cabouy 800 m'.Installed during 2011-2014 re-lining; present condition not verified. | Vérifié | [2] |
| The fiche gives directions but no access rules. | Signalé | [1] |
| Area-level position near N 44.79 E 1.59, derived from the FFS fiche (N 44°47'27" E 1°35'34"). | Vérifié | [1] |
| Area-level position near N 44.79 E 1.59. | Vérifié | [1] |
| 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. | Signalé | [1] |
Vérifié : indiqué par une source officielle ou primaire que nous avons consultée. Signalé : issu d'une source secondaire uniquement. Sources contradictoires : la note présente les deux versions. Peut être obsolète : la source la plus récente que nous avons trouvée est ancienne.
Rédigé dans nos propres mots à partir des sources ci-dessus. Signaler une correction