Gulch

Short description: Deep V-shaped valley formed by erosion

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.[1] 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:[2]

* a narrow deep cove (Newfoundland)
* a narrow saltwater channel (Nova Scotia)

## See also

* Earth:Arroyo (creek)
* Earth:Canyon, includes gorge.
* Earth:Dale (landform) - Open valley
* Earth:Coulee
* Earth:Gully - Landform created by running water and/or mass movement eroding sharply into soil
* Earth:Ravine
* Earth:Valley
* Earth:Wadi - River valley, especially a dry riverbed that contains water only during times of heavy rain
* Earth:Draw (terrain) - Terrain feature formed by two parallel ridges or spurs with low ground in between

## References

1. ↑ "Dictionary of geological terms". American Geological Institute. 1976. p. 199. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofgeol00amer/page/198/mode/2up. "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. http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/education/gen_e.php#gulch.

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