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Chucky's Cave Survey Project

Chucky's Cave is located in south Texas on private land. It is a vertical cave with an entrance drop of 35 feet.


Data Summary as of March 6, 2006
Number Of Surveys = 8
Number Of Stations = 70
Included Shots = 70
Excluded Shots = 0
Ignored Shots = 0
Number Of Loops = 1
Absolute Stations = 0
Included Length = 1,336.7 Feet (0.25 Miles)
Excluded Length = 0.0 Feet
Total Surveyed = 1,336.7 Feet (0.25 Miles)
Horizontal Length = 11246.3 Feet (0.24 Miles)
Horizontal Excluded = 0.0 Feet
Cave Depth = 83.1 Feet
Surface Length = 260.6 Feet
Surface Width = 219.7 Feet
Surface Area = 57,263.4 Ft^2
Enclosed Volume = 4,759,823.5 Ft^3
Cave Volume = 107,205.6 Ft^3
Average Diameter = 9.0 Feet
Volume Density = 2.25 %
Average Inclination = 13.2 Deg.
Difficulty = 17.0
Highest Station = ED0 (0.0 Feet)
Lowest Station = B13 (-83.1 Feet)
North Station = D15 (130.6 Feet)
South Station = B7 (-89.1 Feet)
East Station = A14 (145.4 Feet)
West Station = C9 (-115.2 Feet)
Average Shot Length = 19.1 Feet
Longest Shot = 47.4 Feet
Shortest Shot = 6.4 Feet
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SURVEY TRIP 5June 18, 2005
Survey #7
Instruments:Whitney Reynolds
Lead Tape:Greg McCarty
Sketch:Brian Alger
Stations:C16 - C25
Tie Ins:C7
Total Surveyed: 282.3ft
Total Time: 2hrs
Survey #6
Instruments:Whitney Reynolds
Lead Tape:Greg McCarty
Sketch:Brian Alger
Stations:D14 - D15
Tie Ins:D10
Total Surveyed: 48.4ft
Total Time: 1hrs
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SURVEY TRIP 4August 18, 2004
Survey #5
Instruments:Lee Ann Dean, Dan Dennison
Lead Tape:Susan Alger
Sketch:Brian Alger
Stations:C1 - C15
Tie Ins:ED1
Total Surveyed: 266.0ft
Total Time: 4hrs
Survey #4
Instruments:Tim Kohtz
Lead Tape:Lee Ann Dean
Sketch:Tim Kohtz
Stations:D1 - D13
Tie Ins:ED1,C15
Total Surveyed: 161.9ft
Total Time: 4hrs
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SURVEY TRIP 3November 15, 2003
Survey #3
Instruments:Lee Ann Dean, Dan Dennison
Lead Tape:Susan Alger
Sketch:Brian Alger
Stations:B1 - B13
Tie Ins:ED1
Total Surveyed: 217.8ft
Total Time: 4hrs
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SURVEY TRIP 2June 28, 2003
Survey #2
Instruments:Whitney Reynolds, William Tucker
Lead Tape:Susan Alger, Lee Ann Dean
Sketch:Brian Alger
Stations:A5 - A14
Tie Ins:A5
Total Surveyed: 146.5ft
Total Time: 4hrs
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SURVEY TRIP 1October 26, 2002
Survey #1
Instruments:Dan Dennison
Lead Tape:Susan Alger
Sketch:Brian Alger
Stations:ED0 - ED1, A1 - A5
Entrance:ED0
Total Surveyed: 213.8ft
Total Time: 6hrs
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