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Gulch

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Deep V-shaped valley formed by erosion
For other uses, seeGulch (disambiguation).
A dry gulch in the desert nearTamchy,Kyrgyzstan. The creek that may have run along the bottom of the gulch in the past has been diverted to a parallelaryk.

Agulch is a deep V-shaped valley formed byerosion. It may contain a small stream or drycreek bed and is usually larger in size than agully.[1] Sudden intense rainfall upstream may produceflash floods in the bed of the gulch.

Witches Gulch found in theDells of the Wisconsin River

In easternCanada, gulch refers to:[2]

See also

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  • Arroyo – Dry watercourse with flow after rain
  • Canyon – Deep chasm between cliffs, includes gorge.
  • Chine – Steep-sided coastal gorge in central southern England
  • 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 – Hydrological feature
  • Draw (terrain) – Long area of downward-sloping low ground

References

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  1. ^"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
  2. ^"Gulch".Interesting and curious generic terms used in Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Archived fromthe original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved8 April 2013.
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