Lot · about 7 km from Rocamadour
Goul Naou
Closed to divers
Not accessible to divers: the spring is not on the CDS du Lot's list of sites where diving is allowed (November 2026). According to the CDS the other springs are closed, for example because the owner refuses or because drinking water is pumped there.
- Max depth61 m
- CertificationFull cave
Diving and fills
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Fills nearby
- The Cave To BeAir, nitrox and trimix up to 320 bar (standard 21/35, 18/45, 15/55, 10/50), O₂ up to 220 bar
- Lot Filling Station (Proteushop)Air, nitrox (any %), trimix (incl. 21/35, 18/45, 15/55, 10/70 and custom), O₂ 200/300 bar
Now at Goul Naou
The dive
A spring pool about 30 m across. The floor drops straight to 7 m and then slopes down for 160 m, at 60 m through a fissure ~3 m wide and 4 m high.
Profile and sections
A spring pool about 30 m across. The floor drops straight to 7 m and then slopes down for 160 m, at 60 m through a fissure ~3 m wide and 4 m high. From -20 m the passage gets narrower (2 m), and there are loose tree trunks in it. At low water, without flow, visibility is only 0.5–2 m down to -20 to -25 m, above a layer of thick, fluid silt.
Goul Naou is the upper of the two Limon springs (Le Limon n°1); the Goul Baou lies about 40 m downstream. Together they discharge 10 to 5,000 litres per second. A dye trace in 1953 linked them to the Gouffre de Réveillon and the Gouffre du Saut de la Pucelle. Armand Viré sounded the springs in 1903; in December 1990 divers reached -58 m, in flood with a current of ~3 m/s, and on 10 March 1991 -61 m, where three large boulders and gravel close the passage.
Practical: a permit is probably required.
- Depth and profile
- Down to -61 m at a pile of three large boulders (1991)
- Configuration
- Backmount fine — roomy passage (6 x 4 m)
- DPV: DPV possible (estimate)
- Roomy (6×4 m) but short: ~160 m slope to -60 m; little to gain, beware loose tree trunks
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 61 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
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How to get there
Commune of Meyronne. From Rocamadour take the D15 to ~1.5 km past Meyronne; a drivable track leads 500 m to the hamlet of Le Limon. The Goul Naou lies in the big bend, below the road.
Around Goul Naou
Fills2 fill stations · nearest 14 km
The Cave To Be
842 rue Émile Zola (D14, Bournazel), 46500 Gramat
Air, nitrox and trimix up to 320 bar (standard 21/35, 18/45, 15/55, 10/50), O₂ up to 220 bar
Open year-round (except between the end-of-year holidays), daily 8:30–19:00
Near Gramat, handy for the sites around Gramat and Padirac. Guided dives in 16 caves of the Lot, at your own certification level (air or nitrox without deco, or one trimix dive with deco). Also courses from cavern to full cave, sidemount, CCR and scooter, rental of overhead gear, a shop and accommodation. Contact: Olivier.
Lot Filling Station (Proteushop)
180 route de la Tuilerie, 46100 Cambes
Air, nitrox (any %), trimix (incl. 21/35, 18/45, 15/55, 10/70 and custom), O₂ 200/300 bar
Daily 9:30–19:30, year-round
About 20 min from the Ressel. Standard mixes ready to go; order custom blends in advance (WhatsApp). Also a dive shop (Proteushop), rental of scooters, lights and twinsets, and cave training (PSAI/TDI).
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