Monday, July 27, 2015

Data: Porth Yr Ogof. 25/07/2015. Rupert Massey. Dived.

Your name: Rupert Massey Observation date: 25/07/15
Site Visited Porth yr Ogof

Church Sinks Observations
The river water was
Church sinks flora:
Church sinks fauna:
Church sinks water temperature:
General Church Sinks observations:

Top Entrance Observations
Accessible by walking up the riverbed?: Yes
Top Entrance Flora:
Top Entrance fauna:
Top Entrance water temperature: 12 (Suunto Zoop)
Top Entrance general observations: A couple of items of litter (fragments of bin bag) removed from river bed. Top entrance clear of debris.
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:
Tradesman's fauna:
Tradesman's water temperature: 13 (Suunto Helo2)
Tradesman's water level: 57cm BELOW
Did you dive at Tradesman's Entrance?: Yes


Tradesman's underwater visibility: 2.1m
Tradesman's water flow: (Purely) visual estimation: 1.5m/s
Tradesman's underwater fauna: 3 x trout within 20m of entrance. Between 8-12'' long.
Tradesman's general observations:


Main Entrance Observations
Main Entrance flora:
Main Entrance fauna:
Main Entrance water temperature: 11 (Suunto Zoop)
Main Entrance general observations: Again several pieces of plastic rubbish bag recovered. Foam observed in several pools inside Main Entrance.

Resurgence Observations
Resurgence flora:
Resurgence fauna:
Resurgence water temperature:
General resurgence observations:

Little Neath River Cave Observations
LNRC Observations:

Final Observations
General Observations: Dived from Tradesmans, made measurements then headed for the Top entrance/Upper cave junction as last time. Conditions were sub-optimal so decided to retreat and wait to visit the Upper Cave.

Saturday, July 4, 2015

Data: Porth Yr Ogof. 04/07/2015. Rupert Massey. Dived.

Your name: Rupert Massey Observation date: 04/07/15
Site Visited Porth yr Ogof

Church Sinks Observations
The river water was
Church sinks flora:
Church sinks fauna:
Church sinks water temperature:
General Church Sinks observations:

Top Entrance Observations
Accessible by walking up the riverbed?:
Top Entrance Flora:
Top Entrance fauna:
Top Entrance water temperature:
Top Entrance general observations:
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:
Tradesman's fauna:
Tradesman's water temperature:
Tradesman's water level: Approx. 60cm
Did you dive at Tradesman's Entrance?: Yes


Tradesman's underwater visibility: Medium
Tradesman's water flow: Low
Tradesman's underwater fauna: 3 brown trout - not entirely albino, pale spots 4-5 bullheads 2 crustaceans possibly Niphargus or Gammarus (past Four Ways towards Top Entrance/Essler's passage junction.
Tradesman's general observations:


Main Entrance Observations
Main Entrance flora:
Main Entrance fauna:
Main Entrance water temperature:
Main Entrance general observations:

Resurgence Observations
Resurgence flora:
Resurgence fauna:
Resurgence water temperature:
General resurgence observations:

Little Neath River Cave Observations
LNRC Observations:

Final Observations
General Observations: Next time I will take a tape measure and camera and write record something of more quality!