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🏛️ DepartmentLot (46)
📍 LocationCabrerets
📌 Cave GPS44.511747° N, 1.648089° E ↗
🅿️ Parking GPS44.511992° N, 1.647996° E ↗
↕ Max. depth−24 m (S4)
↔ Surveyed length±3.000 m
🗺️ TopoView maps ↓
Character of the Dragonnière
The Émergence de la Dragonnière is near Cabrerets in the Lot department. The cave system combines active, water-filled passages with extensive dry and fossil galleries. The 2003 survey records approximately 3,000 metres of mapped passages, including around 670 metres underwater.
The five sumps shown on the survey are S1 (133 m, −12 m), S2 (53 m, −6 m), S3 (136 m, −16 m), S4 (282 m, −24 m) and S5 (55 m, −2.6 m). S4 is both the longest and deepest. Beyond the sumps are several dry sections, including areas near Salle Lucile and Le jardin d’Éden.
The system was extensively explored and surveyed between 1995 and 2003. The maps credit F. Auber and N. Lasson, among others. The extremely tight entrance calls for a sidemount configuration; a DPV (underwater scooter) is unsuitable. The combination of sumps, restrictions, sediment and dry sections makes this primarily an exploration cave. Historical information should not be treated as current diving or access guidance.
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🗺️ Survey – Émergence de la Dragonnière
The historical surveys show the five sumps, the underwater passages and the dry side branches. Click either map to enlarge it.
Survey: surveys from 1995–2003, including work by F. Auber, N. Lasson and collaborators; report by N. Lasson. Surveyed length shown: 3,000 m, including 670 m underwater.
Copyright: original maps and author credits have been retained. Check publication and reproduction permissions for the source material.
🗺️ Location
Cabrerets, Lot, France
Cave entrance Parking
The map shows the identified cave entrance and the small parking area. The entrance is approximately a 30-metre walk from the parking area.
ℹ️ Practical information
🚗ParkingMaximum 2 cars
🚶Walking distanceApproximately 30 metres from the parking area.
🌊AccessExtremely tight entrance near the D13, Vallée de la Sagne.
⚙️ConfigurationSidemount due to the extremely tight entrance; several sumps and restrictions.
⚠️ConditionsSediment, visibility and flow may vary considerably; no current conditions are available.
🏛️PermissionCurrent access permissions and local restrictions are unknown.
🛵DPVUnsuitable; do not use a DPV in this restricted cave.
📚 Sources & credits
- Spelunca nr. 94 (2004) — historisch exploratieverslag en topografische documentatie.
- Grottocenter / Grottomap – Dragonnière — aanvullende speleologische registratie.
- Supplied historical surveys: Émergence de la Dragonnière, Cabrerets-Lot, plan en coupe développée, opmetingen 1995–2003.
The dimensions shown are historical survey data. Entrance and parking GPS positions and practical diving information were supplied by the website owner. Current access permissions and diving conditions have not been independently verified.