Résurgence de l'Orbe (Grottes de Vallorbe)
Cave diving in the Doubs and Jura · about 4 km from Vallorbe (CH)
- Max depth
- 55 m
- Trimix from
- 45 m
- Type
- Backmount
- Certification (estimate)
- Full cave
- DPV
- DPV possible
Resurgence of the Orbe, fed by losses from the Lac de Joux and Lac Brenet. Discharge ~2 m³/s at low water to 80 m³/s in flood.
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- Depth profile and sumps
- Configuration advice
- Warnings with sources (2)
- DPV suitability
- Driving times from your stay and a plan with the AI instructor
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Current conditions
Visibility, flow and water levels change quickly. Right before your dive, check what other divers report:
- Plongeur.com – forum Plongée Spéléo ↗
French diving forum; thread on the Loue and the Lison (2012) with notes on access and current.
- Groupe Spéléo du Doubs (GSD) ↗
Facebook page of the caving club that dives e.g. the Pont du Diable and the Source du Dard; older reports on gsd-speleo.over-blog.com.
- Spélé'Haut-Jura – plongée ↗
Club site with dive reports from the Haut-Jura (Exsurgence de Brive, La Grusse).
Plan a cave diving trip to the Doubs and Jura
Enter your team, with certifications, gas and configurations, and see right away which caves fit. With driving times from your stay, fill stations and an AI instructor who thinks along.
Certification requirements, configurations and trimix depths are estimates for planning. Always check them locally and dive within your training. Compiled from web research (plongeesout.com, 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; four springs have no pin. ~ = estimate. Rules change — check locally.