gulch
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.2|A dry gulch in the desert near Tamchy, [[Kyrgyzstan. The creek that may have run along the bottom of the gulch in the past has been diverted to a parallel aryk.]] 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. Sudden intense rainfall upstream may produce flash floods in the bed of the gulch. thumb|Witches Gulch found in the Dells of the Wisconsin River
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thumb|upright=1.2|A dry gulch in the desert near Tamchy, [[Kyrgyzstan. The creek that may have run along the bottom of the gulch in the past has been diverted to a parallel aryk.]] 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. Sudden intense rainfall upstream may produce flash floods in the bed of the gulch. thumb|Witches Gulch found in the Dells of the Wisconsin River
In eastern Canada, gulch refers to: a narrow deep cove (Newfoundland) a narrow saltwater channel (Nova Scotia)