016 Cueva de Jivero 1
Ozana VN53739483 Alt. 260m Length 34m

Updated 6th May 2000

Walking and wading to a sump. The choke above draughts strongly. The site was dived and linked to cave 246 at Easter 2000 through a 27m long sump through boulders. The underwater passage starts off 1m wide and 2m high and then enlarges.

J. Notenboom (AX) found the following fauna in 1984: Pseudoniphargus, Echinogammarus/Gammarus (Amphipoda ocul. jov.), Cyclopoidea, Prosobranchia/Hydrobioidea, Bivalvia/Sphaeriidae, Insecta, Oligochaeta, Nematoda, Hirudinea.

References: Fernández Gutiérrez et al, 1966 (survey); anon., 1975b (logbook); Kendal Caving Club and Manchester University Speleological Society, 1975 (survey); Manchester University Speleological Society, 1982 (survey); Cox G, 1973; Mills L D J, 1981; Mills L D J and Waltham A C, 1981 (survey); Corrin J S and Smith P, 1981; Notenboom J and Meijers I, 1985; anon., 2000b (Easter logbook)
Entrance picture : yes
Underground picture(s): passage with diver 1  2
Detailed Survey :
Line Survey :
On area survey : 1975 Ozana area map. Not a lot of detail.
Survex file :