Tham Klaeb Yai [Tham Pha Daeng] [Tham Ngam] [CM0035]

ทุ่งข้าวพวง (TH)
19.577006,99.061383
Length 2190m Depth 20m
Grottocenter / carte

Location

Just to the north of Ban Tham Klaeb take the side road that goes straight on (north) where the main road turns sharp to the right. The cave is signed as Tham Pha Daeng and after a couple of kilometres a gateway leading a 'picnic area' at the base of the cliff. There is a notice board with a description in English of the cave (Tham Long is also described). The entrance is about 20 m along a path at the base of the cliff. A couple of wooden ladders aid the descent into the cave. Martin Ellis - 26/06/2019

Description

Martin Ellis - 26/06/2019

This is a seasonally active stream cave skirting the edge of Doi Pha Daeng, though the origin of the water is unknown. The whole cave could be subject to flooding after heavy rains. At the upstream entrance there are a couple of wooden ladders and then a 20 m scramble down boulders to the stream level. Going upstream there is a couple of low sections due to the meanders, with the cave seeming to meander more than is shown on the survey. The main section of the cave, heading downstream, is mostly spacious and fairly easy going with a level floor, but there are some narrow sections (0.5-1 m wide x 4-8 m high) as well low crawls (2-4 m wide x 0.3-0.6 m high). Further downstream there are several fossil galleries visible above the active stream level. The resurgence is at the head of a dry stream bed next to the road, 800 m south of the upper entrance, but it may no longer be passable. There is little hope of continuation in Tham Klaeb Yai because not one tributary or conduit arrives from the heart of the massif into the main passage; the underground drainage system of Doi Pha Daeng (which measures 6 km x 2 km) remains to be discovered.

Topographie

Martin Ellis - 26/06/2019

DEHARVENG, LOUIS, ET AL. (1986) - Grade UISv2 3-3-A SIDISUNTHORN, PINDAR; GARDNER, SIMON; SMART, DEAN (2006) - based on Deharveng et al. (1986) ELLIS, MARTIN (2009) - Grade UISv2 3-3-F based on Deharveng et al. (1986)

Fauna

Martin Ellis - 26/06/2019

Fangensis leclerci Rambla, 1994 (Arthropoda, Arachnida, Opiliones, Stylocelloidea, Stylocellidae) û type locality (Rambla 1994) Troglopedetes microps Deharveng et Gers, 1993 (Arthropoda, Entognatha, Entomobryomorpha, Entomobryoidea, Paronellidae) (Deharveng and Gers 1993) Orthriophis taeniurus (Cope 1861) (Chordata, Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae) (unpublished record) Rhinolophus pusillus lakkhanae Yoshiyuki, 1990 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) (Roguin 1988) Hipposideros armiger (Hodgson, 1835) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) (Roguin 1988) Miniopterus schreibersii Kuhl, 1817 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) (Roguin 1988)

Documents

Bibliography 26/06/2019
[Topo] Tham Klaeb Yai 05/05/2019

History

1985 The cave was explored and surveyed by the APS. 2009-04-19 (M. Ellis, S. Gilbert) Martin Ellis - 26/06/2019

Comments

SIDISUNTHORN ET AL. (2006) says that Tham Pha Chan (CM0141) is alternative name for Tham Kleab Yai, but the map in NATIONAL PARKS OFFICE (2006) shows the caves to be a long way apart.

Martin Ellis (26/06/2019)

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.1Cave PHD8 - CM0037101
0.2Cave PHD7 - CM0036500
0.8Tham Long [Tham Rong] [CM0045]500
1.3Sinks BSS 2000-10 - CM0134
2.0Tham Ngung Chang - CM0034500
2.2Tham Klaeb - CM003317620
2.8Coffin Cave CM0126 - CM0126550
3.3Cave BSS 2000-9 - CM013130
3.8Sink BSS 2000-11 - CM0135