Carriere de la Rochefontaine

★★★★☆ (6,549)

It is an old red marble quarry that was exploited until the 1980’s. A oblique plane going down from, 4m to 6m (the height varies according to the seasons), then the quarry is made up of plateaus at depths of 22m, 26m, 36m, 40m, 43m and 52m with steep walls.

The fauna of the red marble quarry Rochefontaine consists of carp, roach, perch, crayfish and small newts.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 30

Carp

Carp

1.2k Sightings
J
35
F
46
M
82
A
70
M
140
J
137
J
158
A
180
S
168
O
100
N
66
D
34

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 27

Sturgeon

Sturgeon

1k Sightings
J
30
F
41
M
80
A
60
M
116
J
105
J
122
A
154
S
143
O
80
N
61
D
32

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 3

Perch

Perch

756 Sightings
J
20
F
25
M
59
A
33
M
85
J
72
J
101
A
109
S
120
O
70
N
42
D
20
Common Rudd

Common Rudd

130 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
15
M
20
J
20
J
18
A
18
S
26
O
13
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 35

Trout

Trout

114 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
10
A
10
M
13
J
21
J
16
A
14
S
18
O
12
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 600

Crayfish

Crayfish

73 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
12
J
0
J
13
A
13
S
25
O
10
N
0
D
0

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