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| MATIENZO CAVES PROJECT Water Tracing Investigations |
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The table below shows the water tracing investigations carried out through the caves of Matienzo and the surrounding hills. The first section shows traces to resurgences (in alphabetical order), the second traces into or within caves, the third documents "unsuccessful" or unresolved traces where all detectors stayed negative. |
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Water tracing to a resurgence |
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| Trace map code | water source | positively traced to ... | time |
agent | date |
more information |
| FA-01 | downstream Cueva Cobadal | Fuente Aguanaz (San Antonio) | 5 - 7 days | OBA (Tinopal CBS-X ) | 13/4/2006 - 18-20/4/2006 | • website article • NW area (2011) |
| FA-02 | Sinks at Alisas | Fuente Aguanaz (San Antonio) | ? | ? | ? | Notice boards at Fuente Aguanaz (removed 2021?) |
| FA-03 | Duck Pond Sink | Fuente Aguanaz (San Antonio) | 4 - 7 days | OBA (Leucophor) | 27/3/2016 - 2/4/2016 | logbook 1 |
| FA-04 | El Cubillón | Fuente Aguanaz (San Antonio) | 6 - 8 days | OBA (Leucophor) | 23/4/2017 - 4/5/2017 | • logbook 1 • web page |
| FA-05 | site 1969 near Alisas | Fuente Aguanaz (San Antonio) | 2 - 3 days | OBA (Leucophor) | 10/4/2018 - 13/4/2018 | • summary table |
| BM-01 | site 1757 | Fuente de Barcena Morel (Arredondo) | 20 days (dry weather) | OBA (Leucophor) | 28/5/2023 - 18/6/2023 | • logbook summer 2023 |
| BO-01 | Green Choke, Cueva Hoyuca | Los Boyones (Secadura) via Duckham's Sump and Cueva Llueva | 7 days | fluorescein | 12/8/1976 - 19/8/1976 | logbook |
| BO-02 | Sumidero de Carcavueso | Los Boyones (Secadura) | 10 hours | fluorescein | 12/4/1965 | • Fernández Gutiérrez Juan Carlos, 1965 |
| CO-01 | downstream Cueva Vallina | Cueva del Comediante (La Vega) via Reñada sump 1, but not Squirrel's Passage. | 8 days | OBA (Leucophor) | 2/4/2015 - 10/4/2015 | • website, Easter 2015 • SVS Hydrology |
| CO-02 | site 4246 (Hoyón depression) | Cueva del Comediante (La Vega) | 4 - 7 days | OBA (Leucophor) | 7/4/2016 - 10/4/2016 | website, Easter 2016 |
| CO-03 | Torca del Hoyón | La Cuevona (newly added Comediante detector was negative) | 16 - 19 days | fluorescein | 7/8/1985 - 26/8/1985 | logbook 1 : 2 |
| ES-01 | Hoyo Mortiro | Cueva Esquileña (between Riba and Ogarrio) | 1 hour | fluorescein | 28/12/1965 | Fernández Gutiérrez Juan Carlos, 1966 |
| ES-02 | Cueva del Orillón | Cueva Esquileña (between Riba and Ogarrio) | < 2 days | OBA (Leucophor) | 24/11/2015 - 26/11/2015 | • logbook 1 • Summary diagram |
| 4272-01 ES-03 |
Cueva del Orillón | resurgence 4272 then Mortiro to Cueva Esquileña | < 2 days | OBA (Leucophor) | 16/01/2016 - 20/01/2016 |
• logbook 1 : 2 • Summary diagram |
| JI-01 | site 3886 | Cueva de Jivero 1 | 3 days? | OBA (Leucophor) | 11/3/2015 - 13/3/2015 | logbook 1 : 2 |
| JI-02 | site 3884 | Cueva de Jivero 1 | < 3 days | OBA (Leucophor) | 13/2/2016 - 16/2/2016 | logbook 1 |
| Cueva de Loca II | Cueva and regato de la Reguera (??) | 2 days | fluorescein | 28/09/1965 | Fernández Gutiérrez Juan Carlos, 1966 | |
| LI-01 TR-01 |
Sima-Cueva del Risco | La Lisa and Cueva del Transformador via Cueva de Tiva | 5 hours | fluorescein | 12/4/1965 | Fernández Gutiérrez Juan Carlos, 1965 |
| LO-01 | Cueva del Selvijo | Cueva de Loca I | 7 hours | fluorescein | 10/10/1965 | Fernández Gutiérrez Juan Carlos, 1966 |
| LO-02 | Cueva del Orillón | Cueva de Loca I (light green) [Probably false] | 8 hours | fluorescein | 31/10/1965 | Fernández Gutiérrez Juan Carlos, 1966 |
| LO-03a | Cueva del Selvijo | Cueva de Loca I | < 4 days | OBA (Leucophor) | 30/10/2024 - 3/11/2024 | Autumn 2024 logbook |
| RI-01 | Torca del Hoyo la Encina (Moncobe) | La Riega below Cueva la Verde | c. 14 days in a dry spell | OBA (Leucophor) | 23/10/2016 - 7/11/2016 | website, autumn 2016 |
| 1614-01 | Fuente las Varas Pot | tiny resurgence, site 1614 | 2 hours | fluorescein | 9/4/2001 | logbook 1 : 2 |
| Tizones area | 1965 October | (Matienzo 50 pp12, 14) | ||||
| 3282-01 | site 3010 (N Hornedo) |
3282 (inconclusive) | (5 days) | OBA (Leucophor) | 17/10/2017-22/10/2017 | summary |
| 3282-02 | site 4658 (N Hornedo) |
3282 (no control) | (1 day) | OBA (Leucophor) | 5/2/2018-6/2/2018 | card index |
| 3282-03 | site 3010 (N Hornedo) |
3282 | (2 days) | OBA (Leucophor) | 27/2/2018-1/3/2018 | See site descriptions |
| 3282-04 | site 3566 (Riaño) |
3282 | (2 days) | OBA (Leucophor) | 12/5/2018-14/5/2018 | See site descriptions & logbook |
Small scale water tracing within caves |
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| water source | positively traced to ... | time |
agent | date |
more information |
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| HO-01 | Chestnut Hole | inlet to Gorilla Walk, Cueva Hoyuca | 2 hours | fluorescein | 6/8/1988 | logbook |
| LL-01 | Astradome, Cueva Hoyuca | Cueva Llueva at upstream and pitch, but not the Lake. | 11 days | fluorescein | 19/7/1978 - 30/7/1978 | logbook 1 : 2 |
| HO-02 | "Sink below Cuvia" site 2857 | sump at Pull Up Passage, Cueva Hoyuca | 30 hours | fluorescein | 9/04/2009 - 10/4//2009 | logbook |
| LO-03b | Cueva del Selvijo | Cueva del Selvijo (internal) | < 4 days | OBA (Leucophor) | 30/10/2024 - 3/11/2024 | Autumn 2024 logbook |
Unresolved traces |
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| water source | detectors in... | time |
agent | date |
more information |
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| Cubija sink near Regaton #0892 | (i) Rioturto Inlet, Cueva Molino #0059 (ii) Fuente el Escalón #0280 |
- | OBA (Leucophor) | February 2024 | 2024 Jan-Feb logbook Easter logbook |
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References and further reading Fernández Gutiérrez Juan Carlos, 1965. Nota sobre una coloracion de aguas efectuada en Matienzo. In Cuadernos de Espeleología Vol. 1. Santander. , pp 27 - 28. (Dye test from Risco to Transformador and Carcavuezo to Secadura). Fernández Gutiérrez et al, 1966. La depresion cerrada de Matienzo. In Cuadernos de Espeleologia Vol. 2 , 107 pages. (with surveys & photos). |
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