Tham Huai Nam Lad [Tham Huai Khang Khao] [Small Waterfall Cave] [CH0023]
16.389153,101.488118
Location
From the Lam Chi River camp used by the 1989 expedition follow the main track east for 20 minutes to reach the first dry river bed. Follow this river bed north (uphill) for 30 minutes to a shallow depression which is skirted on the lefthand side. Then head north-north-west up the valley for 20 minutes and cross the col to a second deep and large depression. Go down slope and follow the stream at the bottom to its sink. 25m above Tham Huai Nam Lad, up a climb, is the 10m high entrance to Tham Huai Khang Khao.
Description
Tham Huai Nam Lad has a spectacular high canyon entrance with the stream falling down a series of cascades into it. Climbing down these cascades leads to a 6m pitch which drops into 200m of high canyon ending at a sump. Near the entrance a small side passage leads off in the floor to about 400m of narrow, winding and steeply descending wet passage. After losing about 70m of height the water rejoins the main stream just before the sumps. Tham Huai Khang Khao has 40m of wide, guano-filled passage leading to a pitch which drops down into Tham Huai Nam Lad.
Topographie
CHECKLEY, DAVE; HURD, SHELIA; CHAPMAN, PHIL; JONES, HOWARD; WILLIS, DICK (n.d. [1989]) ELLIS, MARTIN (2009) - based on survey in CHECKLEY, DAVE; HURD, SHELIA; CHAPMAN, PHIL; JONES, HOWARD; WILLIS, DICK (n.d. [1989])
Documents
Bibliography 19/06/2019- CHECKLEY, DAVE; HURD, SHELIA; CHAPMAN, PHIL; JONES, HOWARD; WILLIS, DICK (n.d. [1989]) "Caves of the Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, North-East Thailand" Unpublished report DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 124pp ELLIS, MARTIN (2009) ôThailandÆs Top Twentyö Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 12 No. 4 pp140-232
History
The cave was explored in 1989 by a British expedition.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Tham Huai Khao - CH0024 | 581 | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tham Khrop [Tham Khrob] [Tham Khao Klop] [CH0027] | 954 | 76 |
| 0.8 | Tham Nu [Tham Noo] [Huai Tham Nue] [Rat Cave] [CH0029] | 52 | 32 |
| 0.9 | Tham Huai Chi Laeng [Cave of the Dry Stream] [CH0030] | 1602 | 60 |
| 1.0 | Tham Pha Khrop] [Tham Pha Khrob] [Tham Khrob] [Cave in the Roof of the Mountain] [CH0026] | 97 | 35 |
| 1.0 | Cave CH0031 [Small Cave] [CH0031] | 50 | 20 |
| 1.3 | Lam Chi Yai Sink - CH0032 | ||
| 1.5 | Tham Pha Daeng [Red Rock Cave] [CH0034] | 80 | 40 |
| 1.6 | Tham Lam Chi - CH0033 | 300 | 10 |