Ardèche · about 9 km from Les Vans
Peyrol de Beaulieu
- Max depth59 m
- CertificationFull cave
- Water temperature≈ 12–13 °Cestimated, no reports yet
- SpecialSidemount
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The dive
'Peyrol' (also 'pléoux') is the local name for a vauclusian spring. Recent data is lacking: the guide relies on a 1972 report by French divers and a 1994 profile.
Profile and sections
'Peyrol' (also 'pléoux') is the local name for a vauclusian spring. Recent data is lacking: the guide relies on a 1972 report by French divers and a 1994 profile. It matches the Peyrol (Pléoux) des Rouveyrols: a resurgence at 140 m altitude, about 50 m deep, with up to 6 m³/s at high water (Clerc 2009).
- Depth and profile
- Entrance shaft of ~20 m that is full to the rim in the wet season: the water level varies by ~22 m between winter and summer. Profile (D. Lorain 1994, in the guide): a basin 24 m across, an unstable restriction and a slope down to -59 m. 1972 description: a narrow, unstable passage down a shaft, a small chamber, a gallery of at most 2 × 3 m sloping at 20–25°, a larger chamber at -30 m (10 m up to a ceiling), and on the far side at ~-38 m a continuation possibly blocked by sand.
- Configuration
- Narrow, unstable passage right after the entrance: sidemount (estimate). In dry periods the gear has to go down the last ledge on a rope or ladder; down by the water there is enough room.
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- An unstable restriction right after the entrance, then a passage of at most 2 × 3 m to a chamber at -30 m: too tight and too short for a scooter.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 59 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Ropework (SRT) needed
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
From Saint-André-de-Cruzières take the D225 towards Beaulieu. In Pléoux take the first road on the left, to a small bridge; just before it turn left onto a track to an open area. From there (in summer along the dry stream bed) a path leads to the impressive entrance doline.
Around Peyrol de Beaulieu
FillsNo fill station known nearby
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