QUESTIONS OF DRY VALLEYS IN KARST: CASE STUDY OF MALI
DOL, KRAS (SLOVENIA)
Jure Košutnik - (36/3,2007)
In the article the geomorphology of the Mali dol dry valley is
presented. It is one of at least two dry valleys that cross about
45 km long and up to 15 km wide Kras plateau. Mali dol is a 10
kilometers long, 50 to 75 meters deep dry valley. It meanders
on the leveled surface across the Kras plateau in direction NE-
SW, perpendicularly to all structures. Because of the sediment
and thicker soil cover deep and large solution dolines inside the
basic valley-like shape were formed. These dolines are larger
and deeper than the dolines formed on the nearby surface of
the plateau. Local tectonically crushed zones, limestones with
cherts and thick sediment cover allow some overland flow into
the valley. In such places some smaller but deep and steep erosion
gullies were formed.
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