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Kurtsuyu |
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Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
390 m | |||
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Depth: |
+4; -1 m | |||
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Length: |
97 m | |||
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Region: |
Black Sea | |||
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Province: |
Düzce | |||
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District: |
Konuralp | |||
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Village: |
Kurtsuyu | |||
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| Location: It is located on the east bank of the Kurtsuyu Stream; that empties into Melen Brook; between Eminaçmasi Quarter (Kurtköy); and Kurtsuyu Villages 17 km north of Düzce. |
| Structural Properties and formation : The cave is located in a techtonically active region. It is on a spot of the region deeply cracked by the Kurtsuyu Stream which s an important branch of Melen Brook; on the east side of the river; 3 m above the basin. The cave extends horizontally in East to West direction; its width is 0.5-10 m; its height is 0.5-3 m; it is filled with a thck layer of debris; sand; and mud. The last section of the cave divides into two branches. The right branch is filled with a pond 0.5-1 m in depth. It ends with a closed siphon which is at -0.5 m to the entrance. On the other hand the left branch is narrower; and its final spot is at +2.5 m. Dripstone formations were often observed in that branch. Kurtsuyu is a spring type; half-active cave. It is filled with alluvium; and including the ceiling mud is all over the cave. Depending on this characteristic we may state that during the rainy seasons the cave is flooded by the waters from subsurface or overflowing sources; and that they create ponds that last for a long time. These waters come into the cave from the closed dolines in the northeast of the cave and Tantan Kuyusu Düdeni which has a depth of -25 m. On the other hand; there is an active spring cave 50 m south from Kurtsuyu Cave; approximately 30-40 m long; that extends along a narrow crack. The cave which has a subsurface water inside flowing in summer and in winter; ends with a closed siphon. The subsurface stream surfaces from the siphon by a voucluse. |
| Research History: It was researched by the Geological Studies Department of MTA General Directorate; and published in 2002. |
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