Gulch
A dry gulch in the desert near
Tamchy,
Kyrgyzstan. The creek that may have run along the bottom of the gulch in the past has been diverted to a parallel
aryk.
A gulch is a deep V-shaped valley formed by erosion. It may contain a small stream or dry creek bed and is usually larger in size than a gully. Sudden intense rainfall upstream may produce flash floods in the bed of the gulch.
Witches Gulch found in the
Dells of the Wisconsin River
In eastern Canada, gulch refers to:
See also
- Arroyo (creek) – Dry watercourse with flow after rainPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
- Canyon – Deep chasm between cliffs, includes gorge.
- Dale (landform) – Open valley
- Coulee – Type of valley or drainage zone
- Gully – Landform created by running water and/or mass movement eroding sharply into soil
- Ravine – Small valley, often due to stream erosion
- Valley – Low area between hills, often with a river running through it
- Wadi – River valley, especially a dry riverbed that contains water only during times of heavy rain
- Draw (terrain) – Terrain feature formed by two parallel ridges or spurs with low ground in betweenPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
References
- ^ "Dictionary of geological terms". American Geological Institute. 1976. p. 199. a small revine; a small swallow cayon with smoothly included slopes and steep sides. Local in Far West
- ^ "Gulch". Interesting and curious generic terms used in Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2013.