Thursday, May 12, 2011

Data: Porth yr Ogof, 12/05/2011, Christine Grosart. Dived.

Your name: Christine Grosart Observation date: 12th May 2011
Site Visited Porth yr Ogof

Church Sinks Observations
The river water was Sinking into the river bed
Church sinks flora: Not visited.
Church sinks fauna: Not visited.
Church sinks water temperature: Not recorded
General Church Sinks observations: Not visited

Top Entrance Observations
Accessible by walking up the riverbed?: Yes
Top Entrance Flora: Not noted
Top Entrance fauna: Not noted
Top Entrance water temperature: Not recorded
Top Entrance general observations: Not noted.
Dives done into Top Entrance?: No

Top Entrance Dive Log
Top Underwater Visibility:
Top Water flow:
Tope entrance underwater fauna:
Top Entrance other observations:

Tradesman's Entrance Observations
Tradesman's flora: None noted.
Tradesman's fauna: None noted.
Tradesman's water temperature: 11 degrees centigrade
Tradesman's water level: Low
Did you dive at Tradesman's Entrance?: Yes


Tradesman's underwater visibility: Medium
Tradesman's water flow: Low
Tradesman's underwater fauna: 1 pigmented trout near entrance. 1 albino trout seen "just past right hand elbow". NO trout observed with mixed colouring.
Tradesman's general observations: Max depth: 6.6m Dive time: 29mins Penetration distance: 120m Dive Line Condition: Generally good. Some wear at Pot. Vertical line becoming worm in top third of pot. Rope protector installed.


Main Entrance Observations
Main Entrance flora: None noted
Main Entrance fauna: None noted
Main Entrance water temperature: Not recorded
Main Entrance general observations: None recorded

Resurgence Observations
Resurgence flora: Not visited
Resurgence fauna: Not visited
Resurgence water temperature: Not visited
General resurgence observations: Not visited

Little Neath River Cave Observations
LNRC Observations:

Final Observations
General Observations: Weather Conditions: Warm and overcast. Divers: Christine Grosart & Richard Walker

Screen grab of Christine repairing the line at the 'Pot', Porth Yr Ogof. 










Albino Trout in the passage heading towards the 'Pot'.