Ardèche · about 8 km from Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Font Vive
- Max depth28 m
- CertificationFull cave
- Water temperature≈ 12–13 °Cestimated, no reports yet
- SpecialExperienced divers
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The dive
A Vauclusian spring with an emerald pool, also a walking destination. The first ~10 m of S1 have zero visibility, then it is fair; on the way out clay ruins the visibility (2002: < 0.5 m in S2).
Profile and sections
A Vauclusian spring with an emerald pool, also a walking destination. The first ~10 m of S1 have zero visibility, then it is fair; on the way out clay ruins the visibility (2002: < 0.5 m in S2). There are small pitches and steps between the sumps.
Explored since 1974 (Destreille); S2 in 1991 (Badier), S3 in 2001 (Tourtelier) and to S6 in 2015, with leads still open.
- Depth and profile
- S1 380 m / -28 (older figure: 210 m / -32 in 1974) · 400 m of passage · S2 160 m / -15 · 200 m of passage · S3 + S4 together 30 m / -2 · S5 muddy, to -12 · S6 80 m / -12 (2015) · development about 2,000 m, range 68 m (-28/+40)
- Configuration
- Backmount, provided the entrance is open: the S1 entrance is a low bedding plane. In 2015 it was dived in sidemount (2 x 7 L); a sidemount rebreather also works. There is also a vertical squeeze in the system; entrance and squeeze have been enlarged (e.g. 2002).
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- S1 is long, but the low entrance bedding plane makes a scooter impractical.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR
- Goes down to 28 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
From Grospierres towards Rouret; park in the meadow next to the barrier and walk 800 m along the closed road to the spring pool (about 10 m across), about 2 km SE of the village. S1 starts in the pool.
Around Font Vive
FillsNo fill station known nearby
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