Émergence de la Dragonnière
A temporary spring in the Sagne valley about 1 km upstream of Cabrerets, near the Pech-Merle painted cave. The entrance lies at the end of a built tunnel under the D13, and the water level in the first 50 m varies with rainfall. A sandy squeeze at the bottom of a shaft was opened in 1991; beyond it short sumps (133 m at -12 m, then 53 m at -6 m) lead to multi-level dry passages, around 3 km in all.
Facts
- Region: France – Lot cave springs
- Area: Célé valley
- Depth: 0–12 m
- Level: advanced
- Current: low
- Type: cave
- Coordinates: 44.511749, 1.648089
- Highlights: entrance at the end of a built tunnel under the D13, about 3,000 m of passage, 670 m of it flooded, sump 1 133 m / -12 m, sump 2 53 m / -6 m, decorated dry 'Jardin d'Éden' beyond sump 2
- Tips: Full Cave certification (TDI/IANTD/GUE/PSAI/CMAS Full Cave or FFESSM Plongeur Souterrain 3 equivalent) required; without it only as a student with a cave instructor. Park on the roadside; expect to dekit for the squeeze and to carry gear in the dry sections.