Head of the valley
As end of the valley in is high mountains , the uppermost part of a valley referred to if it is branched several times and forms a wide, uniformly inclined trough.
The higher the valley head, the more its geomorphological shape approximates that of a cirque .
In mountains with predominantly crystalline rock, the valley heads are usually rich in water, sometimes swampy and often have lush alpine meadows , while in limestone they are mostly dry and covered with gravel. When glaciers were covered by the Ice Age, the valley shapes are also shaped by moraines ; Mountain lakes are also common.
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