Fluvial Landform ( 04. Arroyo )

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arroyo in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia.

• An arroyo  called as;

                                         Brook
                                         Wash
                                         Wadi (Africa)
                                         Rambla (Spain)

• It is usually;

                             dry creek 
                             stream bed—gulch

• That temporarily or seasonally fills.

• It flows after sufficient rain.

• Arroyos are natural fluvial landforms.

• It constructed flood control channels. 

• Arroyos are principal transportation routes & recreational locations.

• A shallow water table lowered in desert arroyo valleys can reduce saline seeping .

•  Natural arroyos are made the process of arroyo-cutting.

• In agriculture areas farmers traditionally relied on small constructed arroyos.

• An example of larger constructed arroyos is in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

examples

 Southern California

Arroyo Seco

Los Angeles River

Las Cruces Arroyo North Fork