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arroyos

Used for:

coulees
gullies
wadi bends
wadi junctions
wadi mouths
wadis
washes

Broader Terms:

physiographic features

Related Terms:

canyons
valleys

Definition:

Small deep flat-floored channels or gullies of an ephemeral stream or of an intermittent stream, usually with vertical or steeply cut banks. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]


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