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| The Cavaglia basin possesses a typical glacial morphology which manifests itself in several ways. As a result of glacial action the basin was eroded below the top of the Moti da Cavagliola. It is possible that the basin was once occupied by a lake which later emptied due to the formation of the Puntalta gorge. Today instead of a lake we find alluvial terrain, covered in part by morainic terrain. According to C. Burga, geography professor at the University of Zurich, the Cavaglia moraines belong to the «Egesen» stage. A beautiful elevated terrace, about two meters higher than the present level of the river, can be found at the edge of the basin. This terrace provides clear evidence of one of the phases of erosion of the Puntalta gorge».(Aldo Godenzi) |
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The basin, the Cavagliasco torrent, the railway station and, in the distance, the Moti da Cavagliola
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