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Dive #421 · Saturday, 17 August 2019

Résurgence de Cabouy

Rocamadour, Lot The Quercy causses

cavetraining

Max depth
30.6 m
Bottom time
51 min

Kit

Gas
Nitrox 32
Mode
Open circuit
Course / purpose
C15

Where

Résurgence de Cabouy

cave part of Système de l'Ouysse site max 31.3 m

One of the two places where the river Ouysse comes back out of the causse below Rocamadour, after disappearing underground kilometres upstream.

Dive 3 of 7 here · first 2018 · last Sept 2025

On the map

Cabouy sump 1

No route marked

Gouffre de Cabouyp.100 m↓31 m↓15 m↓15 mp.500 m↓4 m↓15 m↓18 mp.782 m↓10 m↓24 mp.1000 m↓12 m↓19 m↓14 m↓20 mp.1500 m↓14 mAir chamber↓14 m↓10 mEnd of sump 1, ~1950 mGouffre de Pou MeyssensN50 m
  • Entrance
  • T
  • Air
  • Shoreline
  • Depth
  • Along the line

My 3rd time at Cabouy, but there was some tension all the same. It was gone after 5 minutes though and it became relaxed. Visibility at 7 m was just good enough to get an impression. It is a gorgeous, impressive cave of white stone. Called the dive at 300 m.

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