Tham Duean - Tham Dao [PS0029]
16.562173,100.706907
Location
This resurgence cave is at a small ranger station to the east of Ban Mung and is well sign posted. A short walk from the ranger station a small stream emerges from a resurgence located at the base of the cliff. Walking up the slope brings you to the edge of a huge collapse entrance at the base of a cliff.
Description
At the bottom of the entrance is a sizeable passage 10 to 15 m wide and 5 m high and becoming larger in some places, which meanders in a northerly direction for about 1 km. Only one low duck slows progress in the cave.
Hydrology
The resurgence was not flowing in March 2008. This is probably the resurgence cave for Tham Nam Long Lu. In the entrance section a basalt dyke is intersected by the cave passage, a remnant of an earlier injection of magmatic material into the limestone prior to cave development.
Topographie
KAUFMANN, GEORG; BOLGER, TERRY (1997) - Grade UISv2 3-3-F Drawn by Martin Ellis December 2009.
Fauna
Elaphoidella intermedia Chappuis, 1931 (Arthropoda, Crustacea, Maxilliopoda, Harpacticoida, Canthocamptidae) (Watiroyram et al. 2015) Ophiophagus hannah Cantor, 1836 (Chordata, Reptilia, Squamata, Elapidae) (Brooks 2002)
Documents
[Topo] Tham Duean-Tham Dao 14/05/2019Bibliography 19/05/2019
- +Bolger, Terry (1999) "Thailand 1997" Australian Caver No. 148 pp21-26 +BROOKS, SIMON (2002) "Thailand 1998-1999. Thungyai Naresuan W.L. Sanctuary & Thung Salaeng Luang N.P." The International Caver 2001 pp74-76 +COGGAN, MARJORIE; DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT; ANDERSON, NEIL (EDS.) (1999) "Tham Sanuk: The Lighter Side Of Caving In Thailand" Canberra, 76pp +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1997) "The Caves of Thailand - Addendum 1995-97" Speleological Research Council, Sydney +Ellis, Martin (2018c) "SMCC Thailand Expedition 2018 û Summary" report to the Ghar Pharau Foundation, 5pp +Goddard, Andy (2018) "Thung Salaeng Luang National Park, Thailand" presentation at Hidden Earth 2018 +Goddard, Andy; Ellis, Martin (2018) "SMCC Expedition to Phitsanulok and Phetchabun 2018" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 13 No. 8 pp337-36 +Jones, Colleen (1995a) "Management Suggestions for Caves at Thung Salaeng Luang National Park" Cuso International, unpublished report 10pp +KAUFMANN, GEORG (1997) "Thailand 97. Exploration in the National Parks of Thung Salaeng Luang, Thung Saliam, and Sri Nakarind" International Caver No. 21 pp13-18 +KAUFMAN, GEORG; BOLGER, TERRY (1997) "Thailand 1997. Exploration in the National Parks of Thung Salaeng Luang, Tham Chaoram and Sri Nakarind" Canberra Speleological Society Inc. unpublished report for the Royal Forest Department, Bangkok 26pp +NATIONAL PARK OFFICE (2006) "National Parks in Thailand" National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok 280pp +SMART, DEAN (1997b) "In The Monks Footsteps" Descent No. 137 p23 +SMART, DEAN (1997c) "The Caving Scene: Thailand" The International Caver No. 20 p43 +SMART, DEAN (2004) "Project Concept û Protecting the Wang Daeng Karst and Raising its Significance Through Water Analysis" unpublished report Deparment of National Parks 9pp +Watiroyram, Santi; Brancelj, Anton; Sanoamuang, La-orsri (2015) "Two new stygobiotic species of Elaphoidella (Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoida) with comments on geographical distribution and ecology of harpacticoids from caves in Thailand" Zootaxa Vol. 3919 No. 1 pp81-99
History
1997-04-24 D. Smart, G. Kaufmann, N. Naksahit, G. Innes, W. Pupichit - surveyed cave 2018-02-14 W. Vityasakunwong, K. Batten, J. Biffin, P. Callister, S. Howe 2018-02-17 M. Ellis, P. Collett, Y. Sopha, A. Utthamangkaphong, P. Utthamangkaphong - entrance chamber 2018-02-18 C. Dummer, P. Dummer, A. Goddard
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Tham Nam Long Lu - PS0063 | 890 | 138 |
| 1.2 | Tham Phra Sai - PS0067 | 140 | 0 |
| 1.3 | Tham Khang Khao - PS0071 | ||
| 1.5 | Cave PS0104 | 10 | 0 |
| 1.5 | Tham Nang 12 - PS0066 | 136 | 6 |
| 1.6 | Asom Rot Phra Tham Sink - PS0085 | ||
| 1.6 | Asom Rot Phra Tham Resurgence - PS0083 | ||
| 1.6 | Tham Phra Rot Meri - PS0031 | 68 | 3 |
| 1.6 | Asom Rot Phra ThamTemple Cave - PS0084 |