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.
In eastern Canada, gulch refers to:[2]
- a narrow deep cove (Newfoundland)
- a narrow saltwater channel (Nova Scotia)
- ^ "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.