Eluvial Cave is a secluded small cave which is isolated and surrounded with miles of natural wildlife in a BCCP preserve in the Four Points neighborhood, called Four Points HCP, located 6-10 miles northwest of Austin, Texas. Eluvial Cave is a privately owned located in a BCCP preserve which actually part of/in the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan. Now Eluvial Cave is located with in the same vicinity as Owl Eyes Cave, Penn Pit Cave, and Jollyville Plateau Cave are. The Balcones Canyonlands Preserve karst management 2003 annual report lists Eluvial Cave within a common preserve. (Ref: Balcones Canyonlands Preserve karst management 2003 annual report)
Large oak trees surround the entrance to Eluvial Cave. The entrance of this cave is 11 feet long before hitting a lower open bedding plane. There is a 5 foot drop at the entrance which descends into another 5 foot drop which leads to a floor drain. The most well known geological feature of Eluvial Cave is the lower open bedding plane. (Ref: ftp://ftp.austintexas.gov/GIS-Data/WCD/WCD/Req/The_Caves_of_the_Balcones_Conservation_Plan.pdf)
There are many limestone fissures which can be found in Eluvial Cave. Eluvial Cave has features that appear unique at the surface which, in fact, actually be joined by subterranean connections. These subterranean connections could have a high possibility of connecting to other nearby caves within the perimeter area. There are other caves within the perimeter area. That is why many limestone fissures can be found, excavated, foliated, and discovered in Eluvial Cave. (Ref: https://digital.lib.usf.edu/SFS0054742/00001)
Species of the Austin Tooth Cave ground beetle, Bee Creek Cave harvestman, black-capped vireo, daddy-longlegs, crickets, pseudoscorpions, Texella reyesi, and Blind cave dwelling beetle can be found in Eluvial Cave since Eluvial Cave located in the Jollyville Plateau range which is part of the rugged and beautiful terrain of Western Travis County.
Eluvial Cave is a small cave which contains the endangered Texella reyesi. The endangered Texella reyesi has been known to inhabit this cave. Tooth Cave ground beetles and/or Bone Cave harvestman have been confirmed to inhabit Eluvial Cave. It is confirmed that Tooth Cave ground beetles and/or Bone Cave harvestman are within the 52-acre preserve of the Four Points HCP. (Ref: The Caves of the Balcones Conservation Plan, 1996)
“[t]his area contains a total of five caves (Owl Eyes, Japygid, Eluvial, Fernpit,
M.W.A. and Jollyville) known to be inhabited by Tooth Cave ground beetle
(four caves) and/or Bone Cave harvestman (three caves).”
Bee Creek Cave harvestman and the Blind cave dwelling beetle are among the rare cave insects living in limestone fissures. These beetles are found in the Jollyville Plateau from Four Points (FM 620 and FM 2222). [Ref: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/358789718/]
Eluvial Cave is located at 7501 River Place Boulevard, Austin, Texas, US 78726.
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