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In southern Louisiana the word coulée (also spelled coolie) originally meant a gully or ravine usually dry or intermittent but becoming sizable during rainy weather. As stream channels were dredged or canalized, the term was increasingly applied to perennial streams, generally smaller than bayous. The term is also used for small ditches or ...
The topography of the area is dominated by long narrow ridges and steep secondary spurs, with a high degree of rock outcrop on ridge crests, slopes and stream channels. Lower Ordovician sandstones [ 8 ] and mudstones intruded by numerous small quartz veins form the dominant geology. [ 9 ]
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]
Example on a topographical map, and how it would look in the real world. Typical draw, Little Carpathians A draw, sometimes known as a re-entrant in orienteering, is a terrain feature formed by two parallel ridges or spurs with low ground in between them.
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According to Merriam-Webster, a ravine is "a small, narrow, steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water". [1] Some societies and languages do not differentiate between a gully and ravine; in others, there is a distinction, particularly when concerning environmental ...
Senior Lawson Cantley had three rushing touchdowns to lead Kentucky Country Day to a 42-20 victory over Bethlehem on Friday night in a Class A game.
The Ridge & Valley Conference is a high school athletic conference in Wisconsin. Founded in 1979, its members are small schools concentrated in the southern part of the state's Driftless Area . All conference members belong to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association .