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Doubs and Jura

Exsurgence de Brive

  • Max depth65 m
  • CertificationFull cave
  • SpecialDPV-suitable
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  • Fill stationplongee.ch (Puidoux/Rivaz, Zwitserland)~106 min drive (estimate)Air, nitrox, heliox, trimix, O₂ and helium; 200 and 300 bar outletsRoute ↗
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The dive

The water is clear. The flowstone at -22 m shows the passage was once dry. According to the local club this is one of the major sumps of the Haut-Jura.

Deep (-65 m) and long (~700 m to the chamber): trimix and generous deco planning only.
Source: Spélé'Haut-Jura – Exsurgence de Brive, jul 2017 ↗
Profile and sections

The water is clear. The flowstone at -22 m shows the passage was once dry.

According to the local club this is one of the major sumps of the Haut-Jura. SDNO cave divers re-lined and surveyed it in 2017.

Depth and profile
Sump surveyed to 460 m from the entrance; large flooded chamber (17 m high) at ~700 m, down to -65 m. Flowstone at -22 m, 150 m in.
Configuration
The exploration team dived in 2017 with rebreathers, scooters, stage cylinders and heated drysuits; over 30 min of decompression.
DPV: DPV-suitable
The exploration team used scooters for the ~700 m to the big chamber.
Who can dive where
  • CaveAt least Full cave
  • Whole caveConfigurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
  • Whole caveConfiguration unknown — research beforehand · doesn't decide who may dive
  • Whole caveGoes down to 65 m (trimix or deco may be needed) · doesn't decide who may dive
  • Whole caveExperienced divers only · doesn't decide who may dive
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How to get there

~200 m path from the cars to the sump entrance.

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Around Exsurgence de Brive

Fills1 fill station · 78 km

  • plongee.ch (Puidoux/Rivaz, Zwitserland)

    ~106 min drive (estimate)

    Route du Verney 18, 1070 Puidoux, Switzerland

    Air, nitrox, heliox, trimix, O₂ and helium; 200 and 300 bar outlets

    Mon–Fri 9:00–12:00 and 13:30–18:30, Sat 9:00–16:00; air station 24/7 for subscribers

    Dive shop in Puidoux (Rivaz); one of the most complete gas lists in the area. Air-station subscription CHF 180 a year (couple CHF 290); air CHF 6–12 per cylinder, +CHF 2 for 300 bar. Walk-in trimix fills for visitors: ask.

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Certification requirements, configurations and trimix depths are estimates for planning. Always check them locally and dive within your training. Compiled from web research (plongeesout.ffspeleo.fr, GSD – Groupe Spéléo du Doubs, Spélé'Haut-Jura, Jura Spéléo/CDS 39, CDS 25, Grottomap, Académie de Besançon, Lieux insolites, Montagnes du Jura, La Haute-Saône, Destination Haut-Doubs, Wikipedia, Grottes de Vallorbe, CMAS.ch, plongee.ch, DuikeninBeeld, SSN Namur, Plongeur.com, Spéléo Club de Dijon, MedSubHyp, DiveStation; Sept 2026). Much of the dive data is old (1969–1993) or comes from single club reports. Pins from Wikipedia, Grottomap, tourist offices and converted Lambert/Swiss grid coordinates; the Source du Dard is pinned at the entrance of the Grottes de Baume and the Source du Planey at the spring itself (both OpenStreetMap); the Source du Pont du Diable and the Exsurgence de Brive from Grottocenter. ~ = estimate. Rules change — check locally.