Tham Talu - MH0020
19.571124,98.319509
Location
The sink is at the head of a blind gully 200 m north-east of Tham Long Yaow, 2.5 km south-east of Ban Muang Phaem. The resurgence is on the north side of the mountain, close to the main stream. From Tham Chedi continue east along the main valley floor for 400 m.
Description
Topographie
DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT; BRUSH, JOHN B. (ED.) (1986) - ASF Grade 4.1
The 5x3 m high swallet entrance is almost completely blocked by a large log pile caused by a recent severe flood. The 285 m long passage is fairly uniform, 3-5 m wide and up to 30 m high, trending northwards after a dogleg bend 60 m from the entrance. The gravel floor is littered with many large logs which have broken some of the formations. 50 m from the resurgence entrance the stream bed drops 4m into a series of pools before tumbling down a large pile of boulders at the foot of a dramatic vertical slit in the cliff face. In 1985 there was a large bat colony, but now only a few individuals remain.
Documents
Bibliography 27/04/2020- +Anon. (2011b) "Baseline study for ecotourism development in Mae Hong Son" Final mission report by Thailand Community Based Tourism Institute (CBT-I) for the United Nations Joint Program on Integrated Highland Livelihood Development in Mae Hong Son, Output 1.3: Ecotourism. June 2011. 175p +DILOKWANICH, S.; ET AL. (2000) "An Exploration and Database System of the Caves, Mae Hong Son Province" 6 Vols. Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Bangkok - STD638 STD639 +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT; BRUSH, JOHN B. (ED.) (1986) "Caves of North-west Thailand: Report of the Australian Speleological Expeditions 1983-1986" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-2-1 62pp +HOSIE, PAUL (2010) "Under the Top of Thailand. Part One รป Cave Lodge" Caves Australia No. 182 pp19-21 +SIDISUNTHORN, PINDAR; GARDNER, SIMON; SMART, DEAN (2006) "Caves of Northern Thailand" River Books, Thailand, ISBN 9749863135 +Spies, John (1999) "Managing the cave and karst resources in the Nam Khong and Nam Lang catchment, Northwest Thailand" Proceedings of the Conference on Cave Resources, Bangkok, 4-5 August 1999, pp190-202 +Weare, Robin (2014) "Mud maps and caves in Thailand" presentation at Hidden Earth 2014
History
1986-05-06 (Australian expedition)
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | Tham Long Yaow - MH0019 | 516 | 0 |
| 0.3 | Tham Phra - MH0021 | 100 | 0 |
| 0.9 | Tham Chedi - MH0185 | 30 | 0 |
| 2.5 | Cave MH0041 - MH0041 | ||
| 4.2 | Tham Nam Hu - MH0246 | 410 | 10 |
| 4.3 | Tham Lod Overhang - MH0269 | 20 | |
| 4.3 | Tham Lod - MH0001 | 1666 | 20 |
| 4.4 | Big Knob Cave [MH0324] | ||
| 4.5 | Tham Hair - MH0159 | 100 | 0 |