Volcanic mudflows (lahars) poured down rivers and gullies around the intact flanks.
Once the laborers died, their remains were thrown into mountain gullies or pits dug into bare hillsides.
Over the years, the Loess Plateau has been cut to pieces by water and there are many gullies on the ground.
Deep ruts and furrows were cut into the road where horses had dragged heavy guns along it and the red gullies on either side were deeply gashed by the wheels.
Roadside gullies are normally cleared manually once every two weeks.
Some peaks and ridges face each other and form deep cliffs and gullies.
Some of these gullies are thought to have formed by flowing water or melting ice, but others may just be the result of landslides.
Scientists think the best explanation for the gullies is that seasonal melting of nearby water ice creates slurries of sand and liquid water, which flow down the crater's dunes.
The "Liberation" -brand truck carrying him seemed to be skimming along the ridges and gullies as if tiding waves.
Many of the other features observed in and around this crater are indicative of an ice-rich terrain, which may lend credence to the water formation hypothesis for these gullies.
The western slopes are streaked with innumerable gray-brown gullies, the paths of lava and mudflows (lahars).
A conceptual formulation for gullies was obtained by simplifying the Bagnold's function of river sediment discharge.
Tibet has complex landforms, featuring high mountains and deep gullies. In old Tibet, transportation remained primitive, relying on manual labor and draught animals.
The existing natural gullies and valises shall be planed to ensure smooth flowing of water, the bed of gullies are to be paved if necessary.
