Rill
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In hillslope geomorphology, a rill is a shallow channel cut into soil by the erosive action of flowing surface water. Similar but smaller incised channels are known as microrills; larger incised chann
A downslope view of part of the eroding rill network from County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. See below for a close-up view of a single rill
Water flowing in an actively-eroding rill on bare farmland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Rill initiation: the finger is pointing at a headcut which has just been incised by runoff which is flowing from right to left
Landscape shaped by rill erosion. Volgograd Oblast, Russia.
Gully
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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.
Rill
…soil by the erosive action of flowing surface water. Similar but smaller incised channels are known as microrills; larger incised channels are known as gullies. Artificial rills are channels constructed to carry a water supply from a distant water source. In landscape or garden design, constructed rills are…
A gully in Avaré, Brazil
Gullied landscape in Somalia
A gully in Saratov Oblast, Russia
Inside the gully (to the left) in Saratov Oblast, Russia.