The beds of the river Soča
The channels on the Soča river in Kanal were carved by the Soča in the Lower Cretaceous limestone and are 400 m long. This one is between 112 and 125 million years old.
Soča riverbed in Kanal were carved by the Soča in the Lower Cretaceous limestone and are 400 m long. This one is between 112 and 125 million years old. They are narrowest in the tributary part (15 m), begin to widen at the right tributary of the Gorevško, and are widest in the outlet mouth (50 m), on average they are 10 m deep to a maximum of 15 m. The highest ones are on the left side. The rock bank at the top of Korit was built compactly. A little above the southernmost fortification tower (only the foundations have been preserved) there are steps carved into the wall, the only ones in all the Soča troughs. The right, rocky outcrop above them is lower. The nearest houses are 25 m away and the floodwaters are overflowing along this lane. On both sides, the water has eroded into the walls many quite large cauldrons, and there are also common skavanica (shallow depressions with a steep and sharp rim). The water is more than 10 m deep. In the tributary part, they are crossed by the bridge of the state road Nova Gorica-Tolmin. (source Danijel Rojšek)
Photo: Damijan Simčič ZOSO
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