Tham Badan [KA0331]

Location

Take the route Sangkhla Buri-Three Pagodas Pass and turn right at Km.16 near the roadside shelter. Drive along the dirt road for about 800 m then turn right. Go on for 200 m until you arrive at the meditation centre where the cave is situated. Martin Ellis - 14/09/2019

Description

Fauna
Martin Ellis - 14/09/2019

Fierscyclops tanaosriensis Boonyanusith, Brancelj et Sanoamuang, 2013 (Arthropoda, Crustacea, Maxilliopoda, Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae) û type locality (Boonyanusith et al. 2013)

Martin Ellis - 14/09/2019

At the far right-hand end of the limestone tower a stream enters the cliff. This can be followed along a spacious passage (up to 20 m wide) for approximately 200 m. The water sinks into a boulder pile and is seen later in a series of collapsed chamber which define the base of the tower. The upper dry levels of this cave contain some fine gours and wide sandy passages. There appears to be some confusion in the literature about the location of the caves in this area. It is a complex of caves located in Kaeo Sawan Bandan Cave Meditation Centre near a small mountain. Each cave has a specific name based on their characteristics; such as Badan Cave with knee-leveled water, Phopu Ruesi Cave, Kaeo Morakot Cave, Keao Sawan Bandan Cave, and Kaeo Cave with stalactites and stalagmites that glitter like a powder of diamond when light shines on them. Be careful when visiting some caves which have a sloping stone mound; also in some caves you have to kneel down and crawl. It takes at least 6 hours to visit all caves.

Hydrology and Geology
Martin Ellis - 14/09/2019

15 June 2010 Water temperature 24.8¦C pH 7.2 Conductivity 464 uS cm-1

Topographie
Martin Ellis - 14/09/2019

BOWN, M. (1992) - unknown grade Phil Collett (October 2016) - Grade UISv2 6-2-F The CSCA give a length of 155m. Boonyanusith et al. give a length of ~120m

Documents

[Topo] Tham Badan 28/04/2019

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Bibliography 14/09/2019

+BOONYANUSITH, CHAICHAT; BRANCELJ, ANTON; SANOAMUANG, LA-ORSRI (2013) ôFirst representatives of the genus Fierscyclops Karanovic, 2004 (Copepoda, Cyclopidae) from South East Asiaö Jounral of Limnology Vol. 72 Section 2 pp275-289 +BOWN, M. (1992) "Report on an Oxford University Cave Club Expedition to Thailand 13/12/91 to 17/1/92" Unpublished report 14pp +BOWN. M. (c.1992) "Four Go Mad In Thailand & Laos" www.cavepage.magna.com.au/cave/thai +BRANCELJ, ANTON; BOONYANUSITH, CHAICHAT; WATIROYRAM, SANTI; SANOAMUANG, LA-ORSRI (2013) "The groundwater-dwelling fauna of South East Asiaö Journal of Limnology, Vol. 72 Supplement 2 pp327-344 +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1997) "The Caves of Thailand - Addendum 1995-97" Speleological Research Council, Sydney +SÏRENSEN, P. (1988) "Archaeological Excavations In Thailand: Surface Finds and Minor Excavations" Scandinavian Institue of Asian studies

History

Although recorded by archaeologists the first known caving visit was by the Oxford University CC in January 1992. 2016-01 Bruce Morgan et al. 2016-10-24 P. Collett - basic survey of part of the cave. Martin Ellis - 14/09/2019

Caves nearby

Distance (km)	Name	Length (m)	Depth (m)
0.0	Tham Kaeo Sawan Badan - KA0117	200	10
0.1	Cave KA0545
0.1	Cave KA0545
1.5	Cave KA0124 - KA0124
9.6	Tham Song Kalia - KA0111
17.9	Tham Kerng Kawia - KA0116
19.8	Tham Wolerng Chia - KA0113
19.8	Tham Khao Sam Yod - KA0114
20.2	Tham Yamongerng - KA0112