Resurgence
Source de Saint-Sauveur (pool)
The resurgence pool of Saint-Sauveur near Calès, reached by a farm track. Since a 2006 decision of the Lot département, diving has been restricted to the pool itself.
The pool is reached from Rocamadour by the D32 and D39 and then a farm track of about 1 km; the FFS fiche notes a no-diving sign facing the pool and describes the spot as popular with walkers. A fissure at about 15 m in the middle of the basin leads to the restriction at 24 m and the deep gallery beyond.
The Conseil général du Lot restricted diving to the pool in June 2006 after rockfall at the restriction. Before that, a 2005 note on the FFS fiche asked divers to report each dive to the emergency services, leave only one vehicle per group at the end of the track, keep the gate closed, avoid running compressors and come back later if the site was already busy.
The environment
A large, clear resurgence pool with a sand and cobble floor; beyond the restriction the cave becomes very deep very quickly.
Facilities
Parking among trees at the end of the track; no facilities described.
For orientation, not navigation. Hollow dots are approximate.
Every fact on this page, with its source (7)
| Fact | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| A fissure in the middle of the basin starts at about 15 m depth. | Verified | [1] |
| The Conseil général du Lot restricted cave diving to the pool on 26 June 2006 because of rockfall at the restriction.No newer official document found. | May be out of date | [2] |
| The 2005 fiche asks for one vehicle per group at the end of the track, the gate kept closed and no running compressors. | May be out of date | [1] |
| Only the pool sector may be dived under the 2006 restriction. | May be out of date | [2] |
| Vehicles can be left among the trees at the end of the track facing the pool. | Reported | [1] |
| Area-level position near N 44.79 E 1.57. | Verified | [3] |
| Area-level position near N 44.79 E 1.57. | Verified | [3] |
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 May be out of date: the newest source we found is old.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