The cutting of deep, steep-sided channels into soil and soft sediment by concentrated surface runoff, typically beginning where sheet flow converges into a rill that deepens and widens with repeated storms. Gullies can advance rapidly on cleared or overgrazed land and represent one of the most visible forms of accelerated soil erosion.
Facts
Process Type TimescaleEpisodic, driven by intense rainfall or snowmelt events 1 Connections
Sources
1. Gully erosion, Wikipedia
Lead paragraph, first sentence
A gully is a landform created by running water, mass movement, or both, which erodes soil to a sharp angle, typically on a hillside or in river floodplains or terraces.
Description section, sentence on intermittent flow
Gullies are commonly related to intermittent or ephemeral water flow, usually associated with localised intense or protracted rainfall events or snowmelt.
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