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175: 147: 159: 116:... Rather, the Devil had taken refuge on this land, enjoying a place where he could take some time off, telling himself that the most prosecuted entity of this world certainly deserved this perfect sanctuary. This is how the Devil found a home in an endless cavern, at the base of a waterfall where he was sheltered by an immense and eternal whirlpool. There he found tranquility and peace, as well as a place where he could drink and feast without being disturbed. 17: 32: 81:
In Saint-Casimir de Portneuf is the largest cave in Quebec and Eastern Canada: the Trou du Diable. On the south bank of the Sainte-Anne River, a tributary of the river is lost and joins the river by a large hypogeal system. Underground we can follow the entire course of the
120:...They called that place ‘The Den of Evil Manitous’. Later, it was named the ‘Trou du Diable’, meaning the Devil’s den. People said it would forever imprison those who fell into it. The 158: 174: 69:
The Trou du Diable highest point is 6.8 metres above the bottom of the cave, at some places visitors have to crawl to move forward.
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The Trou du Diable is crossed by a stream (Nameless) whose last 900 meters are underground. The stream is a tributary of the
118:... Sometimes he even allowed himself to torment some poor, lost souls who had the misfortune of falling into the waterfall. 24: 308: 302:- La SociĂ©tĂ© quĂ©bĂ©coise de spĂ©lĂ©ologie (SQS), a private non-profit organization founded in 1970. (French) 226: 347: 291: 139: 48: 20: 94:— the mediocrity of concretions, which testifies to the importance of dissolution actions 8: 63: 236:(in English and French). DĂ©partement de gĂ©ographie de l'UniversitĂ© Laval. p. 11 165: 66:, few kilometers upstream of St-Casimir. The cave is the second longest in Quebec. 199: 255: 341: 323: 310: 108:
was discovered, people thought they had found a virgin continent, an earthly
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at its exit from the cave of Trou du diable, a few meters from its mouth
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Les karsts de l’Est canadien. Cahiers de gĂ©ographie du QuĂ©bec
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Downstream exit of the stream (unnamed) and the cave
112:, a place where malevolent minds had not set foot. 90:— the vast dimensions of certain parts of the cave 339: 77:A systematic study of karsts in Eastern Canada 206:(in French). SociĂ©tĂ© quĂ©bĂ©coise de spĂ©lĂ©ologie 168:) and downstream exit of the stream (Unnamed) 284:Description and images from Nichole Ouellette 43:(translated in English as Devil's Hole) is a 124:threw into it the remains of Father Buteux. 98: 292:Tourist website about the trou du Diable 30: 15: 340: 224: 138:Trou du Diable (Devil's Hole) cave in 152:Upstream exit of the stream (Unnamed) 13: 256:"Trou du Diable and father Buteux" 128:Source: Trou du Diable, microbrewy 14: 359: 277: 260:Trou du Diable legend, microbrewy 204:Parc naturel rĂ©gional de Portneuf 173: 157: 145: 140:St-Casimir, Quebec municipality 248: 218: 192: 1: 185: 23:, unnamed tributary of the 7: 10: 364: 200:"Grotte le Trou du Diable" 72: 132: 49:St-Casimir municipality 35:Trou du Diable entrance 130: 99:Legend about the Devil 96: 36: 28: 225:Corbel, Jean (1958). 102: 79: 51:, in the province of 34: 19: 320: /  227:"Le Trou du Diable" 37: 29: 25:Sainte-Anne River 355: 335: 334: 332: 331: 330: 325: 321: 318: 317: 316: 313: 296: 288: 271: 270: 268: 266: 252: 246: 245: 243: 241: 231: 222: 216: 215: 213: 211: 196: 177: 166:Frost weathering 161: 149: 64:RiviĂšre Ste-Anne 363: 362: 358: 357: 356: 354: 353: 352: 348:Caves of Quebec 338: 337: 328: 326: 324:46.67°N 72.09°W 322: 319: 314: 311: 309: 307: 306: 294: 286: 280: 275: 274: 264: 262: 254: 253: 249: 239: 237: 229: 223: 219: 209: 207: 198: 197: 193: 188: 181: 178: 169: 162: 153: 150: 135: 125: 119: 117: 113: 101: 93: 91: 89: 87: 83: 75: 12: 11: 5: 361: 351: 350: 304: 303: 297: 289: 279: 278:External links 276: 273: 272: 247: 217: 190: 189: 187: 184: 183: 182: 179: 172: 170: 163: 156: 154: 151: 144: 142: 134: 131: 100: 97: 74: 71: 41:Trou du Diable 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 360: 349: 346: 345: 343: 336: 333: 329:46.67; -72.09 301: 300:SpĂ©lĂ©o QuĂ©bec 298: 293: 290: 285: 282: 281: 261: 257: 251: 235: 228: 221: 205: 201: 195: 191: 176: 171: 167: 160: 155: 148: 143: 141: 137: 136: 129: 126: 123: 114: 111: 107: 95: 84: 78: 70: 67: 65: 60: 58: 54: 50: 46: 42: 33: 26: 22: 21:Saint-Casimir 18: 305: 265:26 September 263:. Retrieved 259: 250: 240:27 September 238:. Retrieved 233: 220: 208:. Retrieved 203: 194: 127: 115: 103: 85: 80: 76: 68: 61: 47:situated in 40: 38: 327: / 295:(in French) 287:(in French) 210:6 September 164:Rock face ( 186:References 106:New France 86:We notice: 104:... When 342:Category 122:Iroquois 110:paradise 315:72°05â€ČW 312:46°40â€ČN 73:Science 133:Photos 82:river. 57:Canada 53:Quebec 230:(PDF) 267:2023 242:2023 212:2023 45:cave 39:The 344:: 258:. 232:. 202:. 59:. 55:, 269:. 244:. 214:.

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Saint-Casimir
Sainte-Anne River

cave
St-Casimir municipality
Quebec
Canada
RiviĂšre Ste-Anne
New France
paradise
Iroquois
St-Casimir, Quebec municipality
Upstream exit of the stream (Unnamed)
Rock face (Frost weathering) and downstream exit of the stream (Unnamed)
Frost weathering
Downstream exit of the stream (unnamed) and the cave
"Grotte le Trou du Diable"
"Le Trou du Diable"
"Trou du Diable and father Buteux"
Description and images from Nichole Ouellette
Tourist website about the trou du Diable
Spéléo Québec
46°40â€ČN 72°05â€ČW / 46.67°N 72.09°W / 46.67; -72.09
Category
Caves of Quebec

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