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A ravine is a landform that is narrower than a canyon and is often the product of streambank erosion. Ravines are typically classified as larger in scale than gullies, although smaller than valleys. [1] Ravines may also be called a cleuch, dell, ghout , gill or ghyll, glen, gorge, kloof (South Africa), and chine (Isle of Wight)
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 ...
Canyon / Gorge – Deep chasm between cliffs; Chine – Steep-sided river valley; Couloir – Steep, narrow mountain gully; Defile (geography) – Narrow pass or gorge between mountains or hills; Gully – Landform created by running water and/or mass movement eroding sharply into soil; Mountain pass – Route through a mountain range or over a ...
While some may feel that native plants can be "weedy," there is a wide variety of plants to choose from and many can be every bit as attractive and well-managed as anything you may find in a nursery.
The debate between "native" and "exotic" plants gets complicated because in order for the term to mean anything, we have to agree on the definition.
A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains and typically containing a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over a very long period. Some valleys are formed through erosion by glacial ice. These glaciers may remain present in ...
Nature is returning to craters left from lakes drained by two dams that failed in May during torrential rain in mid-Michigan. “Shortly after the water receded, you could look out over the ...
This is a list of plants that are native to the U.S. state of Michigan. A. Acalypha rhomboidea, Rhombic copperleaf ...