542 La Cavada
La Cavada VP???????? Alt???m Length 250m

Entrance is at the end of the large river bed and the passage slopes down to walking height. The passage is essentially the old water route, the modern drainage apparently being confined to narrow cracks a couple of metres below. The water sinking in the river bed is seen in such cracks 10m inside the cave.

The first 80m is walking on mud and boulders to a climb up and down to a chamber and a 60m long 1m high, decorated bedding. The passage splits and unites in a 2m high rift with a metre deep pool and a short walk to a 4m free climb down. The passage then chokes with boulders although a draught can be detected and the presumed resurgence is about 100m away.

See site 549 for resurgence. See site 550 for fossil remnant. See site 551 for La Riega.

References: anon., 1976 (logbook); Cope J et al, 1976 (survey); material in file
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