Gulch Explained

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)

See also

• • , includes gorge.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dictionary of geological terms . . 199 . 1976 . a small revine; a small swallow cayon with smoothly included slopes and steep sides. Local in Far West.
2. Web site: Gulch . Interesting and curious generic terms used in Canada . Natural Resources Canada . 8 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110926235804/http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/education/gen_e.php#gulch . 26 September 2011 . dead .