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Biçakçi Düdeni |
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Type: |
Horizontal Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
1340 m | |||
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Depth: |
-23 m | |||
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Length: |
98 m | |||
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Region: |
Central Anatolia | |||
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Province: |
Konya | |||
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District: |
Derebucak | |||
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Village: |
Merkez | |||
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| Location: The cave; which is located on the western edge of the Bicakci Polje; 3 km east of the Derebucak District; can be reached from two roads. The most practical one is the asphalt road between Beysehir and Derebucak; the rest being stabilized. The other one is through the Camlik Town on the Beysehir-Manavgat road. Similarly; the section until Camlik is asphalt while the rest is stabilized. |
| Structural Properties and formation : It is an interesting cave for the researchers with its small but active karst system. The Bicakci Cave System was formed within the Jura Cretaceous limestones of the Beysehir-Hoyran Nappes. This unit which was called "Camlik Limestones" by O. Monod is the most convenient carbonate rock for karstification among all allochthoneous deposits. The Liassic dolomites and conglomerates underlying the limestones are similar with the karstic bottom level. The waters flowing into the cave; which is a sinkhole; resurge from the spring cave which is located at -30 m downward after flowing in the underground for a while. At the end of the cave lies a hall which is reached by -10 m and -4 m descents. Here at the bottom; there is a siphon with a depth over -6 m. Initially running unidirectional; it became bidirectional following the opening of the active sinkhole on the left side of the cave. The spring cave which is located at the end of the underground system; also has a very narrow and low siphon. During seasonal fluctuations in rainfall; it causes backward accumulation of the waters as it can not drain the waters coming from the sinkhole cave immediately. Thus; the accumulating waters rise from the siphon at the end of the Bicakci Sinkhole on the reverse direction. During rainy seasons; the sinkhole cave is fully filled with water. By the gradual drainage of the water from the spring cave; the lake in front of the cave disappears after a period of time. |
| Research History: It has been reported to measure 100 m long by S. Bayari. The length of the cave; which was explored and mapped by MTA in 1992 was determined as 98 m. |
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