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🏛️ DepartmentLot (46)
📍 LocationLacave
📌 Cave GPS44.852725, 1.542375 ↗
🅿️ Parking GPS44.853093, 1.539510 ↗
↕ Max. depth≈ −43 m
↔ Exploration2 siphons
🗺️ SurveyView survey ↓
Character of Meyraguet
Émergence de Meyraguet is situated near Lacave on the banks of the Dordogne in the Lot department. The entrance is directly on the river. Access is highly dependent on water levels.
According to a 2004 account, an approximately 80–100 m dry passage leads to the first sump (about 50–60 m). This is followed by an air chamber (cloche) containing stalactites, and then a second sump descending through winding passages to around 40 m. The historical survey indicates a maximum depth of approximately −43 m.
Visibility can initially be good, but disturbed fine sediment may rapidly reduce it to zero. This historical description is not current diving or route guidance.
⚠️ Life-threatening air chamber
In November 2003, two experienced cave divers died in the air chamber between the sumps. Oxygen concentrations of only 8.8% and 9.2%, together with elevated CO₂, were measured on 20 and 21 November 2003. The atmosphere can be fatal and may change over time. Never breathe ambient gas in the chamber; keep your regulator in your mouth. This information does not replace a current safety assessment.
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🗺️ Émergence de Meyraguet cave survey
Historical plan and longitudinal section of the cave system (1992). Click to enlarge. This historical document must not be used for underwater navigation.
Historical survey: SCFL / SCUCL, 1992 (as indicated on the original). Reproduced from supplied source material.
Copyright: the original survey is historical source material. freijer.eu does not claim copyright in the original drawing; confirm reuse rights with the rights holder.
🗺️ Location
Meyraguet · Lacave · Lot, France
ℹ️ Practical information
🚗ParkingPossible parking near Meyraguet church; check availability and local restrictions on site.
🚶Walk-in accessHistorically described as roughly 500–600 m of walking and scrambling along the riverbank, possible only at low water. This is not a straight-line distance.
🌊AccessEntrance directly on the Dordogne. Access depends on river levels and local conditions.
⚙️EquipmentOnly for suitably trained, experienced cave divers; multiple sumps, a dry passage and a dangerous air chamber.
⚠️HazardsSilt can rapidly eliminate visibility; the air-chamber atmosphere has historically been confirmed as life-threatening.
🏛️PermissionCurrent access and permit requirements have not been confirmed; check local rules in advance.
📚 Sources & attribution
- UNTERWASSER, May 2004 — Beat Müller / Carolyn Martin — historical cave description and 2003 accident analysis (supplied PDF).
- Spéléo Secours Français — Meyraguet, November 2003 — historical incident report.
- Historical cave survey (1992) — supplied original survey image.
- Historical location map — supplied image.
The cave and church/parking coordinates were supplied or discussed by the user and have not been independently verified as the precise entrance and official parking. The 2004 report describes historical conditions; check current access and river levels.
