Serious Survey Projects
Our first grotto survey project was Red Trillium Cave in
Grundy County, TN which saw a cave that was estimated at 3,500 feet be
surveyed to over a mile in length. Additional projects include
Horseshoe Bend Pit, which was re-discovered during a grotto and SKTF
clean-up. Previously estimated at less than 100 feet in length, our
survey crew carefully mapped over a mile of pristine virgin passage in
Horseshoe Bend Pit, ultimately publishing the results of our efforts in
the NSS News.
Our cumulative effort for survey projects has produced 38 new maps for
the TAG region, within a four year time frame. We have surveyed over
6.5 miles in the following
caves:
Cave Name |
State |
Total Cave Length |
Survey Dates |
|
Red Trillium Cave |
TN |
5299 |
May, 2006-May, 2007 |
|
Skylight Cave |
TN |
242 |
July, 2006 |
|
Milk Jug Cave |
TN |
388 |
September, 2006; April, 2007 |
|
Elephant Graveyard Cave |
TN |
140 |
May, 2007 |
|
Haws Hole |
TN |
297 |
July, 2007 |
|
Bo's Cave |
AL |
1158 |
August, 2006; August, 2007 |
|
Meander Cave |
TN |
138 |
September, 2007 |
|
Big Spring Cave |
TN |
269 |
September, 2007 |
|
Sketcher’s Nightmare |
AL |
54 |
March, 2008 |
|
Speegle Cove Cave |
TN |
536 |
July, 2008 |
|
Horseshoe Bend Cave |
TN |
5730 |
October, 2007-July, 2008 |
|
Reams Cave |
TN |
1215 |
August, 2008 |
|
The Covered Jewel |
AL |
306 |
September, 2008 |
|
Lost Tail Pit |
AL |
59 |
September, 2008 |
|
Can Do Cave |
TN |
812 |
January, 2009 |
|
Broken Deer Cave |
AL |
106 |
February, 2009 |
|
Killer Bee Well |
AL |
93 |
February, 2009 |
|
Martin Springs High Hole |
TN |
2869 |
February, 2009-March, 2010 |
|
Hytop Drop |
TN |
2391 |
January, 2009-March, 2009 |
|
Cave Springs Pit |
TN |
386 |
March, 2009 |
|
Gall Cave |
TN |
376 |
April, 2009; |
|
Speegle Tilted Tower |
TN |
310 |
July, 2009; March, 2010 |
|
The Penitentiary Pit |
AL |
327 |
August, 2009 |
|
Pauls Cave |
AL |
1665 |
August, 2009 |
|
3D Custard Cave |
AL |
182 |
October, 2009 |
|
Left Turn Cave |
TN |
74 |
November, 2009 |
|
Muscadine Drop |
TN |
92 |
November, 2009 |
|
Cathedral Hall Pit |
TN |
112 |
November, 2009 |
|
Coon Hole |
TN |
48 |
November, 2009 |
|
Easy Money Cave |
AL |
113 |
January, 2010 |
|
Pay Dirt Cave |
AL |
106 |
January, 2010 |
|
Minnie Pit |
TN |
91 |
January, 2010 |
|
Dumbat Caverns |
TN |
269 |
January, 2010 |
|
Mark Hughes Wet Dream Cave |
AL |
128 |
February, 2010 |
|
Devil's Fissure |
TN |
86 |
February-March, 2010 |
|
Tres Well |
TN |
151 |
February-March, 2010 |
|
Dixie Drop |
AL |
2776 |
April, 2010 |
|
Solution Rift |
TN |
5208 |
July, 2009; May 2010 |
|
Hermit Cave |
TN |
2300 |
1990-1992 |
|
Louis Mark Cave |
TN |
350 |
April, 2009; September 2010 |
|
Swell Well |
TN |
101 |
October, 2010 |
|
Doodlebug Hole / Blowing Cave |
AL |
7359 |
December, 2010; April 2011 |
|
Mayapple Cave |
TN |
6500 |
May 2007 - November 2012 |
|
The Hell Sucker |
TN |
6240 |
July 2012 - August 2012 |
|
Honeycutt Pit |
TN |
56 |
October 2012 |
|
Ellis Pit |
TN |
543 |
January 2013 |
|
Battle Creek Horror Hole |
TN |
111 |
June 2013 |
|
Snow Flake Pit |
TN |
719 |
August 2013 - March 2014 |
|
Gestapo Droppo |
TN |
290 |
September 2013 |
|
Storm Chasm |
Tn |
298 |
January 2014 |
|
Sugarcamp Hollow |
TN |
4000 |
January 2014 - current |
|
Mirror Image Well |
TN |
1111 |
August 2014 - August 2015 |
|
Wonder Cave |
TN |
15,000 |
December 2014 - Spring 2016 |
|
Only Used Once Pit |
TN |
32 |
September 2015 |
|
Goodman Saltpter Cave |
TN |
359 |
November 2015 |
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