KENTUCKY SPELEOLOGICAL SURVEY
ONLINE CAVE REPORT FORM

Cave Name:

Entrance Name:

Alternate Names:      

 County Name:

    Quad Name:

      This is entrance No.:   of     entrances.

Location:  Please submit only one coordinate type - 
OR - Locate, mark and print cave coordinates/topo maps online at TopoZone.com [Instructions]

If using TopoZone, please copy and paste hyperlink/URL to TopoZone location map here: [more info]

(example: http://topozone.com/map.asp?z=16&n=4057477&e=681441&s=25)

Latitude:
 Longitude:
 Degrees/Minutes/Seconds Decimal Degrees  Decimal Minutes
UTM Northing: UTM Easting: UTM Zone: 16 17
KY State Plane Northing:
 KY State Plane Easting:
 KY State Plane Zone: North  South
Elevation:          Feet
  Meters		  Location Method:  Measured off topo  GPS  Digital Topo or GIS  
 Other Method:     Datum Used (if known):  [more info]

Entrance Description:

Entrance Type:  Horizontal   Climbdown   Pit/Vertical       Other:
Entrance
Measurements:		 Horizontal - Height: ft  Width: ft  
Climbdown Depth: ft    		Vertical - Width: ft   Length: ft
             Entrance Pit Depth: ft
Indication on Topo:                Other:   
Indication in Field:                          Other: 

Length, Depth and Gear:

Cave Length: Feet  Meters Miles
Estimated   Mapped		 Vertical Extent:   Feet   Meters
Estimated  Mapped      No. of Rope Drops:
Depth of rope drops to deepest point in cave (in order encountered:)  Depth of other rope drops in cave:
Gear Needed to Explore Main Part of Cave:   Normal Gear  Vertical Gear  Handline    Wetsuit    Other:
  Special Hazards?:

Map Status:

  Mapped   Not Mapped   In Progress    Incomplete (no current work)   Unknown  Mapping Contact Name:
Survey Type:   Sketch  Pace  Pace & Compass  Tape & Compass  Tape/Compass/Clino     Other:

Geology/Biology:

Physiographic
Setting:		 Dripping Springs Escarpment   Western Pennyroyal   Cumberland Escarpment   Eastern Pennyroyal  
Pine Mountain   Inner Bluegrass   Outer Bluegrass   The Knobs    Other:  [More Info]
Hollow or Valley Name (if applicable):
Geology: Entrance Rock Type:    Main Cave Rock Type:
Geologic Formation(s) in which cave is formed: [More Info]
 Significant Cave Life or Important Remains: 

Ownership and Access:

Cave Status:   Open   Open w/Restrictions   Gated   Seasonally Closed   Closed     Other:
Reason Closed:         Seasonal Closure Dates: 
Property
Type:		   Private  Forest Service   Other Fed. Govt.  State/Local Govt.  Commercial    Other:
Name and Contact Info
for Cave Owner (if known):

Name and Contact Info
for Cave Access (if different):

Notes and Comments:

Reported by:
 NSS Number:
 Affiliation:
 Date:

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