Burgundy · about 1 km from Châtillon-sur-Seine
Source de la Douix
- Max depth17.3 m
- CertificationFull cave
- Water temperature≈ 11–12 °Cestimated, no reports yet
- SpecialSidemount
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- Fill stationAquasub (Ahuy, Dijon)Fills dive cylinders; which gases (nitrox, trimix, O₂) and up to what pressure is not published — ask.Route ↗
What it looks like
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The dive
A Vauclusian spring in the middle of the town, with water at 11–12 °C: drysuit. Visibility is usually clear, clouding after repeated passes; wannadive reports less than 5 m.
Profile and sections
A Vauclusian spring in the middle of the town, with water at 11–12 °C: drysuit. Visibility is usually clear, clouding after repeated passes; wannadive reports less than 5 m. After 180–200 m a boulder choke blocks the passage.
Discharge is 0.6–3 m³/s. Pumping operations in 1993 and 1996 to get through the choke failed, and a new one was being prepared in 2018. The spring has been used for FFS initiation courses (2009) and club dives (Spéléo-Club de Dijon, June 2020).
- Depth and profile
- ~180 m to the terminal boulder choke, max -17.3 m; total development ~300 m. 'Trou du hibou' restriction at -6 m, 'salle des Vaguelettes' at -15 m, two air bells. wannadive gives -17 m average and -27 m max.
- Configuration
- Descending restriction at the entrance and a second one at -6 m (once enlarged with explosives): sidemount or small kit fits best. Backmount and CCR: tight (estimate).
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- Short (~180 m), with restrictions and a chain: no scooter.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 17.3 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
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How to get there
Spring on rue de la Douix in Châtillon-sur-Seine, a few minutes' walk from the road. In 2009 the town only asked divers to sign up on a waiting list, to avoid clashes between dive clubs. Check the current arrangement with the mairie beforehand (Hôtel de Ville, place de la Résistance, tel. +33 3 80 91 50 50).
Around Source de la Douix
Fills1 fill station · 69 km
Aquasub (Ahuy, Dijon)
7 rue de l'Aqueduc Darcy, 21121 Ahuy
Fills dive cylinders; which gases (nitrox, trimix, O₂) and up to what pressure is not published — ask.
Tue–Fri 10:00–12:00 and 14:00–19:00, Sat 10:00–12:00 and 14:00–18:30; Monday by appointment; closed Sunday.
Dive shop on the northern edge of Dijon with rental and a workshop (regulator servicing, cylinder testing). Walk-in fills for visitors and CCR absorbent: ask.
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