Approaching Cave Level Identification with GIS: A Case Study of Carter Caves

Table 1

Distributions of caves and cave elevation in relation to their corresponding level for the 30 m DEM and the 10 m DEM results.

	30 m DEM [9]		10 m DEM
	Level elevation range (m)	Percentage of caves in level (%)	Level elevation range (m)	Percentage of caves in level (%)	Number of caves	Cave elevation
						Average (m)	Median (m)
Level 4	268–298	16	255–274	36	52	266	264
Level 3	249–266	31	240–253	30	44	247	247
Level 2	235–247	30	228–240	25	37	234	234
Level 1	215–234	23	214–228	9	13	222	223