CHIBE RONGKOL 1

(Baghmara - IN)
25.354200,90.634200
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 25/03/2016

A exsurgence cave, which emitted in December 1995 a »strong draught« (air current) and on 22nd February 2003 about 200 to 300 ltr/sec of water (H. D. Gebauer, personal estimation). SITUATION: The cave entrance lies at river level on the downstream corner of the resurgence pool (backed by a boulder pile) on the left (eastern) bank of the Chibe, and approximately 200 m upstream of –>Chibe Cave 1. CAVE DESCRIPTION: C. M. Smart and Antony 'Tony' Boycott reported an estimated 1.5 m wide and 30 m long, vadose cave passage of phreatic origin and tube-shaped in cross-section (note 1), along with an »oxbow« (bypass), which was felt to run along the base of the cliff, and was found to lead to boulder blockage (see –>Chibe Dobhakol 2). CAVE CLIMATE: C. M. Smart, A. Boycott and Surajit Roy noticed at an unspecified time on 8th December 1995 a »strong draught« (air current) issuing from gaps between boulders. CAVE LIFE: Larval stage of fungus gnats (Diptera: Mycetophilidae; in caver speak: "snot gobblers"). Antony 'Tony' Boycott observed pug marks of a cat near the cave entrance.

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 25/03/2016

NOTE 1: Christopher M. Smart and Dr. Boycott, Antony 'Tony' report a »tunnel« -- as if there were one solitary cave passage with a pair of corresponding entrances opposite each other -- and call the vadose cave passage »phreatic« (as if it were below the water table and entirely submerged under water all year round).

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History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1995.12.08: Boycott, Antony 'Tony' and Christopher M. Smart, guided by an unidentified »local police man« (not name mentioned: from Siju village), fully visited and entered without bothering to map this cave. One wonders how this was not only »quite a successful day« (BROOKS 1996: 29) but also »quite a productive day« (Brooks, S J in: BROOKS, S J et al 1998: 16). Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 25/03/2016

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.1CHIBE CAVE 3
0.1CHIBE RONGKOL 2
0.2CHIBE CAVE 4
0.2CHIBE CAVE 5
0.3CHIBE CAVE 1
0.3CHIBE CAVE 7
0.4CHIBE CAVE 6
0.5MATRONGKOL, Nengkhong (Sangma 1994)
0.5DOBHAKOL, Chibe