Gouffre de Pou Meyssen
A window onto the underground Ouysse, 1 km up the dry valley from Cabouy. A 15 m collapse doline leads down to a small pool and a scree cone ending at -10 m in a big chamber of fallen strata. Downstream a large gallery at 14–20 m depth reaches Cabouy after 510 m; upstream the passage has been explored for over 850 m, growing to 8–14 m wide.
Facts
- Region: France – Lot cave springs
- Area: Dordogne & Ouysse (Rocamadour)
- Depth: 0–20 m
- Level: advanced
- Current: low
- Type: cave
- Coordinates: 44.79092, 1.59331
- Highlights: collapse doline 15 m across, small pool at the foot of a cliff, huge chamber of fallen strata at -10 m, downstream gallery 510 m to Cabouy at -14 to -20 m, upstream gallery explored over 850 m, rare dry 'banks' along a flooded passage
- Tips: Reach it on foot from Cabouy or by a very stony track off the D32; the pool level varies with the seasons. 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.