Vercors · about 5 km from Villard-de-Lans
Goule Noire
- Max depth20 m
- CertificationFull cave
- Water temperature≈ 5–7 °Cestimated, no reports yet
- SpecialSidemount
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The dive
The water is 5–7 °C. Visibility is >7 m at low water, but ~2 m in S5, with clay and a boulder choke (trémie).
Profile and sections
The water is 5–7 °C. Visibility is >7 m at low water, but ~2 m in S5, with clay and a boulder choke (trémie).
Goule Noire is the Vercors' second spring by discharge (mean 1.5 m³/s, low water 0.3, flood 34 m³/s) and drains the area around Autrans and Méaudre. It has been explored since 1956, with major pushes in 2002–2003 and 2009 (up to 13 h underground).
Practical: protected site (site classé, 1911) in the Parc naturel régional du Vercors. The entrance is at 680 m: check your computer's altitude setting.
- Depth and profile
- S1 ~60 m / -10 to -12 · S2 30–60 m / -3 to -12 · S3 45–70 m / -6 to -12 · S4 120 m / -8 · S5 330 m / -20 (as of 2002; the accounts differ per sump) · S6 reached in January 2002 · total development 1,500 m, +100 m
- Configuration
- Sump diving with small cylinders (2002: 4 and 6 L; 2009: 4 + 3.5 L with 3 L reserves), in sidemount in 2009. Backmount: no. CCR: only a small, portable unit (estimate).
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- Short sumps with dry, vertical sections in between: no scooter.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 20 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
Pool under the bridge of the same name in the Bourne gorges, on foot from the road. Between the sumps, dry sections with waterfalls (5–30 m) that need climbing and fixed ropes; all kit has to be carried past them.
Around Goule Noire
FillsNo fill station known nearby
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