Ardèche · about 7 km from Ruoms
Font Méjanes
- Max depth33 m
- CertificationFull cave
- Water temperature≈ 12–13 °Cestimated, no reports yet
- SpecialSidemount
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The dive
A small spring under a low porch on a fault, below the D246. The water is clear on the way in, then there is clay in suspension. The end is choked with sand.
Profile and sections
A small spring under a low porch on a fault, below the D246. The water is clear on the way in, then there is clay in suspension. The end is choked with sand.
The spring was surveyed by J.-P. Baudu (1999, 2001). It belongs to the Bourbouillet–Reméjadou area but drains a separate sub-basin. OSM tags the spring as intermittent.
- Depth and profile
- Single sump: 199 m / -33 m; ends from ~-32.5 m in a sand-filled bedding plane.
- Configuration
- Small, clayey spring: sidemount is most practical; backmount and CCR possible but cramped and muddy (estimate).
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- Short, clayey 199 m sump: no scooter.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 33 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
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How to get there
From Notre-Dame follow the D246 to the first bridge (160 m altitude), then another 700 m to a left-hand bend. The spring lies below the road, opposite three clearly visible dolmens (Dolmens de Font Méjanne).
Around Font Méjanes
FillsNo fill station known nearby
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