Tham Huang Po [Tham Ban Ngoem] [Tham Wam Bo] [Grotte de la Source] [CH0007]
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Location
This resurgence cave is located in the temple grounds, to the north-west of Ban Tham Ngoen, at the foot of the karst massif. The perennial stream resurges from amongst boulders and has been used as a water supply. The way in is either via a small rift behind the huge boulder above the spring or by crawling in the stream below the boulder.
Description
A low canal section, with roots penetrating the roof, opens out after 10m into a large and deep river passage. After 100m the cave turns north-east and continues very straight and narrow, eventually ending at a sump with a strong out-flowing current. The passage here is much higher and on a ledge 4m above a section of rapids there is a short, sandy side passage. Opposite this inlet there are chert nodules jutting out high up on the passage wall. Monks from the wat have reported that in the dry season the sump opens and the cave can be explored for 500m.
Topographie
ELLIS, MARTIN; KING, STEVE; WATERS, ED; BARRETT, DAVE; FITCH, TERENCE (2002) - BCRA Grade 3b
Documents
[Topo] Tham Huang Po 28/04/2019Bibliography 18/06/2019
- BARRETT, DAVE (2002a) "Shepton Mallet Caving Club 2002 Thailand Expedition" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Newsletter Vol. 39 No. 1 p11 DEHARVENG, LOUIS ET AL. (1988) "ExpÚditions Tha´ 87-Tha´ 88" Association PyrÚnÚenne de SpÚlÚologie, Toulouse ISBN 2-906273-02-3 DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 124pp ELLIS, MARTIN (2010i) "Shepton in Siam" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 12 No. 5 pp262-269 ELLIS, MARTIN; BARRETT, DAVE (2001) "Thailand Expedition February 2000 Report" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 10 No. 8 pp247-272 ELLIS, MARTIN; KING, STEVE; WATERS, ED; BARRETT, DAVE; FITCH, TERENCE (2002) "Thailand 2002 Expedition Report" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 11 No. 1 pp1-29 SMART, DEAN (1999) "Amphoe Khon San, Chaiyaphum" unpublished report. 3pp
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Cave CH0102 [CH 0102] | 40 | 0 |
| 0.1 | Cave CH0006 - CH0006 | 30 | |
| 0.2 | Ban Tham Ngoen Resurgence Cave - CH0008 | 5 | |
| 0.2 | Cave CH0005 - CH0005 | ||
| 0.4 | Tham Pha Ngep 2 [Tham Pha Ngoep 2] [CH0097] | ||
| 0.5 | Tham Pha Ngep 1 [Tham Pha Ngoep 1] [CH0096] | ||
| 0.5 | Rock Shelter CH0051 [CH0051] | 20 | 0 |
| 0.9 | Tham Ngoen 5 [Tham Ngoen 3] [CH0050] | 40 | 10 |
| 1.0 | Tham Ngoen 2 - CH0002 | 100 | 15 |