Charente · about 7 km from Angoulême
Le Bouillant
Closed to divers
Diving banned since a prefectoral order of March 2022 (Grand Angoulême's drinking-water catchment); only scientific dives and compulsory fire-brigade training are allowed.
- Max depth150 m
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialExperienced divers
Diving and fills
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The dive
The water wells up here in a collapse pool. Even in the large gallery at depth there is a light current. The first dive was in September 1951, to ~-22 m, and 13 °C was measured.
Profile and sections
The water wells up here in a collapse pool. Even in the large gallery at depth there is a light current.
The first dive was in September 1951, to ~-22 m, and 13 °C was measured. In 2006–2008 the discharge was too high to dive here three years running. In 2011 the Bouillant was reached at depth from the Font de Lussac.
- Depth and profile
- Pool -15 m, entrance of the underwater river at -15 m; explored to -144 to -150 m (sources differ; -148 m in 1990). Development ~450 m (as of 2009); connected at depth to the Font de Lussac.
- Configuration
- Roomy entrance with strong outflow: every configuration fits; the system goes to ~-150 m, so plan your gas for that depth.
- DPV: DPV possible (estimate)
- Same system as the Font de Lussac, where scooters have been used; the connecting gallery is ~700 m long. At the entrance the current pushes hard against you.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 150 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
Large spring pool (~40 × 30 m) below the Sainte-Madeleine church in Touvre, on the springs trail. Angoulême's drinking-water intake is in this water; diving there has been banned since March 2022 (see the notice).
Around Le Bouillant
FillsNo fill station known nearby
Caves nearby3 within 17 km
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