Tham Nong Pha Cham - MH0091
(TH)
19.490768,98.231056
19.490768,98.231056
Length 100m Depth 0m
Location
Close to the 4WD track between Soppong and Ban Kut Sam Sip, 500m south-west of Ban Nong Pha Cham. Possibly the same as MH0238.
Description
This cave is approximately 100m long and has a large descending entrance chamber. It is a mainly dry cave with a few active formations. Most of the cave floor is large boulders. In the lowest part of the cave, just beyond the limit of daylight, is a small stream with the cave fish Schistura oedipus (Kottelat, 1988). The stream passage can only be accessed for a few metres in either direction. The lower sections of the cave can contain dangerously high carbon dioxide levels.
Fauna
Schistura oedipus (Kottelat, 1988) (Chordata, Actinopterygii, Cypriniformes, Balitoridae) (Trajano et al. 2002)
Documents
Bibliography 10/05/2020- BAECHLER, ALEX (2000) "Caving In Thailand" Wild Isle Issue No. 12 August-September 2000 pp17-18 BOROWSKY, RICHARD (2000) "Thailand 2001 - Expedition Prospectus" www.nyu.edu/fas/cave/ExpeditionPlan.pdf BOROWSKY, RICHARD; MERTZ, LISA (2001) "Genetic Differentiation Among Populations of the Cave Fish Schistura oedipus (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae)" Environmental Biology of Fishes Vol. 63 Nos. 1-3 pp225-231 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 - STD 668 DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 Sandjideh, Kian (1996) "Read on the net" SFBC Newsletter Vol. 39 No. 9 September 1996, San Francisco Bay Chapter, National Speleological Society, p4 SIDISUNTHORN, PINDAR; GARDNER, SIMON; SMART, DEAN (2006) "Caves of Northern Thailand" River Books, Thailand, ISBN 9749863135 SPIES, JOHN (2000) "Suggestions for Cave Management" in "An Exploration and Database System of Caves: Mae Hong Son Province" Vol. 6. Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Bangkok TRAJANO, ELEONORA; MUGUE, NIKOLAI; KREJCA, JEAN; VIDTHAYANON, CHAVALIT; SMART, DEAN; BOROWSKY RICHARD (2002) "Habitat, Distribution, Ecology And Behaviour Of Cave Balitorids From Thailand (Teleostei: Cypriniformes)" Icthyological Exploration of Freshwaters Vol. 13 No. 2 pp169-184
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2 | Cave MH0238 - MH0238 | ||
| 2.2 | Cave MH0239 - MH0239 | ||
| 2.2 | Cave MH0240 - MH0240 | ||
| 3.9 | Cave MH0194 - MH0194 | 50 | 30 |
| 3.9 | Cave MH0212 - MH0212 | 100 | 0 |
| 3.9 | Tham Ini - MH0038 | 10 | 0 |
| 4.1 | Tham Pi - MH0030 | 30 | 0 |
| 4.2 | Tham Pi Man Lang Jan - MH0039 | 100 | 0 |
| 4.3 | Tham Ie - MH0031 | 100 | 2 |