| Geography and Environment: Explored by BUMAK; it has a very large mouth compared to its width. It keeps its size in the first 100 m; then dividing into two branches. The mouth looks like a large depression mantled with a calcareous layer. The water has no obstructive role since the mouth is very wide (40x80 m). However; the weather conditions gain importance in winter time. The cold can be felt strongly up to 100 m inside the cave. The waterfall which is under zero point and called "Sulu Kol" joins with "Ana Kol" at 40 or 50 m. During the expedition; the lake 30 m under the waterfall was lined; but going across was postponed to the next expedition; considering the time it might take. The hole 4 or 5 m after the origin of the waterfall; on the opposite side; was called "Cik Deligi"; which was considered as a horizontal cave during the first expedition; but interestingly it turned out to be the deepest and longest and the most important component of the cave system. Cik Deligi has been entirely fossilized. It includes no water except a very few leakage from the roof. Even during the rise of water accompanying the rain; there is no inflow to Sulu Kol. Full attention should be paid while exploring the cave as the rocks are in a dissolution process; and it is almost entirely covered with a thick mud layer. Although they are short; there is a risk of falling rocks in these descents. BUMAK has a few assumptions about the formation of the Dagli system. The Cik Deligi collecting the water of the basin which can be regarded very small in ancient times was kept away from the waters of the creek feeding it due to quakes and collapses; and then the creek started to form the "Sulu Kol" by corrosion in order to convey its water to the main branch. The "Ana Kol"; main branch; is definitely a collapse doline; which mainly may be a result of the underground waters changing the underlying base by corrosion and conveyance. Besides; its high volume make one to think that you are moving ahead to an underground basin which might be important. The scree and siphon like formation at the end of the main branch seem to support the above assumption. |
