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O-26: Fuente De La Lisa

(Fuente Alisa, Huente L'Alisa)
Area:Other
East, North:351865, 4793990 (nearby)
Coordinate Quality:GPS
Long, Lat:0, 0
Elevation (m):220
Length (m):0
Depth (m):0
System:
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Approach
Heading from Arenas de Cabrales toward Poncebos. The signposted 'Cheese Cave' is passed. Entrance is a few meters above the Rio Care, on the right bank 1st Resurgence = Fuente de la Lisa 2nd Resurgence = Fuente de Obar

Entrance
Resurgence

Description
Sump 1 is large and rectangular with a sandy floor (142m at -12m)

The river passage is 380m ending at large chamber. The river has many pots and waterfalls (3m, 3m and 12m) to the second sump

Sump 2 is 232m at -20m depth in 3m x 7m passage, surfacing in streamway

Sump 3 is 73m at -15m depth. Surfacing to climbs of 7m and 4m, followed by 2m climb to Sump 4

Sump 4 is undived (2004)

Reference
Spelunca 19, supp. (1985)
S.S. Suisse de Geneve and GS Doubs in 1978
French exploration 2004

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