Wallonia · about 4 km from Rochefort
Résurgence d'Éprave
Closed to divers
No public diving access: the cave has been closed to the public since 1993 and the area is protected.
- Max depth88 m
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialSidemount
Diving and fills
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Fills nearby
- Fill stationNérée Diving (Namur)Air, nitrox, O₂, trimix (200 and 300 bar)Route ↗
- Fill stationCarrière de Villers-Deux-Églises (V2E)Air and nitrox (200, 230 and 300 bar)Route ↗
- Fill stationDive Factory (Braine-l'Alleud)Air, nitrox, trimix, O₂, helium; 200 and 300 barRoute ↗
Now at Résurgence d'Éprave
The dive
A karst spring next to the Éprave cave and rock. According to Delaby it is the deepest sump in Belgium: explored to -88 m in 1990, the last narrow section on trimix.
Profile and sections
A karst spring next to the Éprave cave and rock. According to Delaby it is the deepest sump in Belgium: explored to -88 m in 1990, the last narrow section on trimix.
- Depth and profile
- To -88 m (1990); -47 m was the record in 1968
- Configuration
- Deep, with narrow passages at depth: sidemount or a compact CCR, on trimix.
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- Narrow passages at depth: no scooter.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR
- Goes down to 88 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
The Éprave cave has been closed to the public since 1993; access by permission only. The area is protected (Geoparc Famenne-Ardenne). There is no public diving access to the resurgence.
Around Résurgence d'Éprave
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 42 km
Nérée Diving (Namur)
Rue Père Cambier 17, 5000 Salzinnes (Namur)
Air, nitrox, O₂, trimix (200 and 300 bar)
Mon 11:00–19:00, closed Tue, Wed–Fri 11:00–19:00, Sat 11:00–18:00; Sun: ask
Dive shop with its own club: weekly quarry dives and pool training, tec diving courses (OC and rebreather: rEvo, Horizon). Walk-in fills for visitors: ask.
Carrière de Villers-Deux-Églises (V2E)
Rue des Traigneaux 104A, 5630 Cerfontaine
Air and nitrox (200, 230 and 300 bar)
Book via carrierev2e.be; hours and rates on the operator's site
Open (non-overhead) dive quarry, to ~28 m, with changing rooms and a café. Lines and cenote-style decor are laid out underwater to simulate cave dives without an overhead: good for introduction and practice (following the line blind, jumps) before a cave course.
Dive Factory (Braine-l'Alleud)
Chaussée de Tubize 475, 1420 Braine-l'Alleud
Air, nitrox, trimix, O₂, helium; 200 and 300 bar
Ask
Dive shop with gas blending. Second shop in Wezembeek-Oppem (+32 2 353 08 98). CCR supplies (sofnolime): ask.
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