The
Indiana
Cave
Survey
Database Summary
Summary compiled from ICS Database -
11-21-2009
The main mission of the
Indiana Cave Survey is to maintain the database of the known caves in Indiana.
This database currently consists of 3,629 entrances representing 3,328 caves. There are
43 counties with
known caves on file with the Survey. The ICS has detailed information (report
forms) on more than 2,015 cave entrances. This is just over half of the reported
entrances within the state. The database also contains data on over
2,888 cave maps. This number includes all maps for a
cave.
The amount and quality of information in the
database continues to increase due to the efforts of ICS members and cavers who
are
turning in ICS Report Forms
on the caves that they
visit.
County Statistics
|
County |
Caves |
Entrances |
Maps |
|
Allen |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Bartholomew |
10 |
11 |
3 |
|
Brown |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Cass |
7 |
9 |
6 |
|
Clark |
65 |
72 |
17 |
|
Crawford |
219 |
238 |
311 |
|
Decatur |
19 |
22 |
8 |
|
Delaware |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
Dubois |
13 |
14 |
16 |
|
Floyd |
5 |
6 |
5 |
|
Fountain |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
Grant |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Greene |
85 |
95 |
84 |
|
Harrison |
633 |
644 |
654 |
|
Henry |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Jackson |
4 |
4 |
|
|
Jefferson |
158 |
222 |
153 |
|
Jennings |
201 |
241 |
158 |
|
Kosciusko |
4 |
4 |
|
|
Lawrence |
550 |
579 |
667 |
|
Madison |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Marion |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Martin |
145 |
159 |
94 |
|
Miami |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Monroe |
377 |
393 |
490 |
|
Morgan |
11 |
14 |
9 |
|
Nobel |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Orange |
350 |
383 |
408 |
|
Owen |
129 |
140 |
149 |
|
Parke |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Perry |
24 |
24 |
5 |
|
Porter |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Putnam |
20 |
24 |
21 |
|
Ripley |
34 |
39 |
8 |
|
Scott |
1 |
3 |
|
|
Shelby |
5 |
8 |
9 |
|
Tippecanoe |
8 |
8 |
2 |
|
Vanderburgh |
4 |
4 |
|
|
Vermillion |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Wabash |
8 |
8 |
7 |
|
Warren |
5 |
5 |
3 |
|
Washington |
212 |
238 |
426 |
|
Totals |
3324 |
3629 |
3722 |
|
ICS Database Statistics
| Cave Entries |
3328 |
| Entrance Entries |
3629 |
| Cave Entrances with
Report |
2015 |
| Verified Cave
Entrances |
987 |
| Caves 1000ft or
longer |
284 |
| Caves 1 mile or
longer |
63 |
| Karst Features |
247 |
| Leads/No ICS Report |
118 |
| Springs |
362 |
| Mapped Caves |
1700 |
| Maps |
2888 |
| Maps in Progress |
39 |
| Incomplete Maps |
48 |
|
Because caves are precious
resources that need as much protection as possible, detailed data from the
database is not available to the public. The best way to find out about caves is
to join a
local grotto
and go caving with fellow grotto members so that you can
gain their trust.
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