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Jamaican Caving Notes |
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Riverhead Cave June 4, 2006, 9:00-12:00 EST
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District: Lluidas Vale |
Parish: St Catherine |
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WGS84 L/L: 18 09 18.0; 77 06 33.3 W |
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JAD69: 238330 E, 166870 N |
JAD2001: 738440 E, 667159 N |
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Altitude: 240m JAD69; 225m WGS84 |
Accuracy: +/- 20m horizontal; +/- 20m vertical |
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Type: River passage |
Accessibility: Walk-in |
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Depth: N/A |
Length: 2440m |
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Explorers: JCC - 1976 |
Survey: JCC - 1976 |
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JU Ref: Text - pg 310; Map - 309 |
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Entrance size: ~15m W x ~8m H |
Entrance aspect: 130 |
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Vegetation in general locale: Bush/farm |
Vegetation at entrance: Bush |
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Rock type: White limestone |
Bedding: Poor/massive |
Jointing: Moderate |
Speleothems: Stals, flowstone |
Palaeo resources: None |
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Archaeo resources: None |
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Hydrology: Wet |
Siltation: Undetermined |
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Sink: N/A |
Rising: Active |
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Stream passage with surface activity: Strong flow |
Stream passage without surface activity: N/A |
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Dark zone: >99%. |
Climate: Cool, humid. |
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Bats: Undetermined |
Bat guano: Undetermined |
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Guano mining: Undetermined |
Guano condition: Undetermined |
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Eleutherodactylus cundalli: Undetermined |
Neoditomyia farri: Undetermined |
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Amblypygids: Undetermined |
Periplaneta americana: Undetermined |
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Cave crickets: Undetermined |
Sesarma: Undetermined |
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Other species: Due to flood conditions during the time of our visit, it was impossible for us to venture beyond the twilight zone, and we therefore have no information on the biota of the interior of the cave. A dry-season return is on the to-do list. |
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Visitation: Occasional - local. |
Speleothem damage: Undetermined |
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Graffiti: Undetermined |
Garbage: Undetermined |
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Ownership: Private |
Protection: None |
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Vulnerability: Undetermined, although we expect that it is high. The bat-roost noted historically was one of the few known sites for P. aphylla. |
Riverhead Cave June 4, 2006 Team: RS Stewart, J Pauel, A Haiduk. Notes: RS Stewart ![]() The day before, June 3, our team had visited St Clair Cave. The plan was that if we managed to complete our mission at St Clair in one day, the next would be spent on the upstream caves of Riverhead and Worthy Park. This was the case, and on Sunday morning, June 4, after a nice breakfast at Marie's in Pollyground, we headed out to find the headwaters of the Rio Cobre, at Riverhead Cave. |
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