Texas Speleological Survey

Texas - Deep Caves

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Note:
Length Type H = True Horizontal
Length Type T = Traverse
Length Type U = Unspecified

Rank

Name

County

Survey Depth (m)

Survey Length (m)

Length Type

1

Sorcerer's Cave

Terrell

173.7

3,510.0

H

2

Wizard's Well Cavern

Terrell

118.3

2,007.1

H

3

Devil's Sinkhole

Edwards

107.0

329.5

T

4

Langtry Lead Cave

Val Verde

106.2

1,053.0

T

5

Plateau Cave

Culberson

103.6

140.0

U

6

H.T. Miers Cave

Val Verde

103.3

1,122.0

U

7

Blowhole Cave

Edwards

102.3

1,839.0

T

8

O-9 Well

Crockett

101.9

1,510.7

T

9

Emerald Sink

Val Verde

100.6

502.9

U

10

Troll Cave

Terrell

97.5

230.1

U

11

Helms West Well

El Paso

96.0

130.0

U

12

400 Foot Cave

Brewster

93.0

2,000.0

T

13

Langtry Quarry Cave

Val Verde

81.4

388.6

H

14

Redemption Pit

Culberson

80.4

162.2

U

15

Crystal Cave

Culberson

80.0

524.0

H

16

Harrison Cave

Sutton

78.2

1,295.0

H

17

Goodenough Springs

Val Verde

78.0

135.0

U

18

Genesis Cave

Bexar

78.0

164.6

H

19

Deep Cave

Edwards

77.6

2,548.4

T

20

Blowing Sink Cave

Travis

77.4

507.5

T

21

Fisher's Fissure

Val Verde

76.2

198.1

H

22

Abominable Sinkhole

Val Verde

71.1

145.0

U

23

Natural Bridge Caverns

Comal

70.0

3,354.0

H

24

Hunter's Well

Culberson

66.2

120.7

H

25

Montgomery Gypsum Cave

Terrell

65.2

127.4

H

26

Frio Queen Cave

Uvalde

64.9

249.6

H

27

Mesa de Anguila Sinkhole

Brewster

64.5

199.0

U

28

Punkin Cave

Edwards

63.0

1,826.4

T

29

Whiteface Cave

San Saba

61.0

182.9

U

30

Waldron Mine Cave

Brewster

61.0

103.6

U

31

Grosser's Sink

Comal

59.8

613.8

H

32

MFP

Edwards

59.1

152.4

H

33

B-52 Cave

Bexar

59.0

344.0

H

34

Mount Emory Cave

Brewster

58.0

287.0

U

35

Resurrection Well

Burnet

58.0

171.0

U

36

Chivo Cave

Edwards

57.9

259.1

U

37

Valdina Farms Sinkhole

Medina

57.9

677.0

U

38

Elm Springs Cave

Bexar

56.7

182.0

H

39

Ragin' Cajun Cave

Bexar

56.2

40.8

H

40

Hairy Tooth Cave

Bexar

55.7

35.0

H

41

MARS Pit

Bexar

54.8

133.0

H

42

Hold Me Back Cave

Bexar

54.0

110.0

H

43

Roundtree Cave

San Saba

53.3

182.9

H

44

Quigg Sinkhole

Val Verde

51.9

198.8

U

45

Boneyard Pit

Bexar

50.0

65.0

H

46

Indian Creek Cave

Uvalde

47.8

5,649.8

T

47

Graveyard Cave

Edwards

47.8

140.5

T

48

Dead Man's Hole

Burnet

47.2

61.0

U

49

Polish Cave

San Saba

47.2

59.7

T

50

Routh's Cave System

Real

47.2

992.0

T

51

Dead Man's Cave

Cottle

47.0

76.2

U

52

Corkscrew Cave

Bexar

46.6

317.0

H

53

Flint Ridge Cave

Travis

46.3

316.4

T

54

Longhorn Cavern

Burnet

46.0

4,541.7

T

55

Poor Boy Baculum Cave

Bexar

46.0

36.0

H

56

Ladder Cave

Val Verde

45.7

182.9

U

57

Klar's Cave

Comal

45.7

137.2

H

58

Terlingua Sinkhole

Brewster

45.7

91.4

H

59

Midnight Cave

Edwards

45.1

828.1

H

60

Ground Hog Cave

Medina

44.0

250.0

U

61

Pfeiffer's Water Cave

Kendall

43.0

732.1

H

62

Buttercup Creek Cave

Williamson

42.7

914.0

U

63

Fault Cave

Edwards

42.7

48.8

U

64

Winston's Cave

Bexar

42.1

275.8

H

65

Walkup Cave

Hardeman

42.0

1,187.0

U

66

Bullis Hole

Bexar

42.0

137.0

H

67

Isocow Cave

Bexar

42.0

48.0

H

68

Jacob's Well

Hays

41.1

1,587.3

U

69

Python Pit

Comal

41.1

11.6

H

70

Mystery Cave

Culberson

40.5

68.9

H

71

Cascade Caverns

Kendall

40.2

509.0

H

72

Kickapoo Cavern

Kinney

39.6

427.9

U

73

Marguerite Cave

Medina

39.6

42.7

U

74

Stowers Cave

Kerr

39.6

2,697.0

U

75

Plummet Cave

Culberson

39.0

171.6

H

76

BMC

Edwards

39.0

1,014.4

U

77

Root Canal Cave

Bexar

39.0

151.0

H

78

Gorman Creek Crevice

San saba

38.8

1,095.0

H

79

Red Arrow Cave

Real

38.0

305.0

U

80

Honey Creek Cave

Comal

37.9

32,231.4

T

81

Fischer's Pit

Comal

37.9

31.4

H

82

Routh's Cave

Comal

37.4

166.0

U

83

Banzai Mud Dauber Cave

Bexar

37.2

25.0

H

84

Caverns of Sonora

Sutton

37.2

3,375.0

H

85

Puberty Pit

San Saba

37.2

24.4

H

86

Dead Deer Cave

Bexar

37.0

600.0

H

87

Tobacco Can Cave

Bexar

36.3

20.9

H

88

Cave X

Travis

36.3

326.1

U

89

Fern Cave

Val Verde

36.0

1,036.3

H

90

Falling Water Cave

Kendall

35.7

162.3

U

91

Bracken Bat Cave

Comal

35.7

129.5

H

92

Looserock Cave

Bexar

35.5

93.2

H

93

Felton Cave

Sutton

35.1

2,050.0

H

94

Gardner's Fall Pit

Val Verde

34.4

70.1

U

95

Whistledrop Cave

Bexar

34.4

66.7

H

96

O.T.L. Cave

Brewster

34.1

152.4

U

97

Abyss Sinkhole

Crockett

34.0

179.3

U

98

Station C Cave

Bandera

34.0

300.0

U

99

Webb Cave

Kinney

33.5

914.4

U

100

Fawcett Cave

Val Verde

33.5

823.0

H

101

Wiggley Cave

Culberson

32.9

160.0

H

102

Bullock’s Dam Pit

Stonewall

32.3

105.0

U

103

Pablo's Cave

Uvalde

32.5

84.0

T

104

El Sotanito Grande

San Saba

32.0

61.0

H

105

Double Decker Cave

Comal

31.7

0.0

U

106

Platypus Pit

Bexar

31.0

55.0

H

107

Bet-Ya-Can't-Find-It Cave

Bexar

30.8

88.6

H

108

Frio Bat Cave

Uvalde

30.5

609.6

U

109

Donnell's Dead Dear Pit

Brewster

30.5

10.7

U

110

Enchanted Rock Cave

Llano

30.5

350.5

U

111

Lemons Ranch Cave

San Saba

30.5

167.6

H

112

Copperhead Crack Cave

Brewster

30.5

121.9

U

113

Temple Cave

San Saba

30.5

60.1

H

114

Reed Cave

Kendall

30.1

478.0

U

115

CM Cave

Comal

30.0

1,473.0

H

116

Catarina Cave

Randall

30.0

121.0

U

117

Tight Slide Crevice

San Saba

30.0

37.0

U

118

Pain In The Glass Cave

Bexar

30.0

23.0

H