Mato Grosso
João Terêncio
Info · exploration
Expeditions only: the caves lie in protected areas and are explored by teams with a state permit (SEMA-MT); no operator takes visiting divers.
- Max depth109 m
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialExperienced divers
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The dive
An upwelling spring: the water rises from more than 109 m down through a nearly vertical conduit, and pipes from the spring supply water to the farms downstream.
Profile and sections
An upwelling spring: the water rises from more than 109 m down through a nearly vertical conduit, and pipes from the spring supply water to the farms downstream.
Teams explored the spring several times, but no maps were published; the GUE and University of São Paulo team dived it in 2023–2024. Whether the spring and the Dolina do Pai João belong to one system is not known.
- Depth and profile
- Entrance at 6 m, then a steady slope to ~90 m; max 109 m. The water rises from deeper than 109 m through a nearly vertical conduit.
- Configuration
- Expedition dive; narrow first passages.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR
- Configuration unknown — research beforehand
- Goes down to 109 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
A spring in the bed of the Mutum creek, where it crosses the Serra das Furnas, ~6.6 km from the Dolina do Pai João; you park next to the cave. On private land according to the scientific paper, in the state park according to Portal Amazônia: the owner's and the state's permission needed.
Around João Terêncio
FillsNo fill station known nearby
News
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