Earth: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. 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:

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

See also

• Earth:Arroyo (creek)
• Earth:Canyon – Deep chasm between cliffs, includes gorge.
• Earth:Dale (landform) – Open valley
• Earth:Coulee – Type of valley or drainage zone
• Earth:Gully – Landform created by running water and/or mass movement eroding sharply into soil
• Earth:Ravine – Small valley, often due to stream erosion
• Earth:Valley – Low area between hills, often with a river running through it
• 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