Erosion Landform ( 08.Gully )

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A gully in Kharkov oblast, Ukraine

• A gullies are created by soil.

• The result of;

           -Running water

          - Eroding

• It typically formed on a hillside.

• Gullies resemble large ditches or small valleys.

• Gullies are process of erosion on the water flow.

• Hillsides are more prone to gullying.

• They are cleared of vegetation through;

                                                   Deforestation

                                                   Over-grazing

A gully in Saratov Oblast, Russia

• The eroded soil is easily carried by the flowing water.

• Then it dislodged from the ground.

• Gullies reduce the productivity of farmland.

• Produce sediment.

• That  clog downstream waterbodies.

• The total soil loss from gully formation.

Gully in Avaré, Brasil

• Artificial gullies are formed during hydraulic mining.

• Jets or streams of water are projected onto soft alluvial deposits to extract gold / tin ore.

• The remains of such mining methods are very visible landform features in old goldfields;

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