: a deep or precipitous valley : ravine
especially
: one occupied by a torrent
Synonyms of gulch
Examples of gulch in a Sentence
the gulch floods in the spring with the runoff from the mountains, so wait until later in the summer to hike it
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Tucked into the coastal bluffs just off of Highway 1, Calla Lily Valley is a small gulch that explodes with vibrancy this time of year as hundreds of shoulder-high white flowers bloom in unison.
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Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2026
Farther up the gulch, the water formed a pool, which gave off a rank chemical smell.
—Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2025
There were more creeks, high hills, big parks, passes, and open mountainsides with broken, timbered canyons and gulches.
—Fred C. Mercer, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
Mandatory evacuations were active along the Colorado 13 corridor from the White River near Meeker to south of Piceance Creek Road in Garfield County, parts of Rio Blanco County east of Willow Creek and south of Piceance Creek, and gulches west of Colorado 13.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2025
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Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2026
Farther up the gulch, the water formed a pool, which gave off a rank chemical smell.
—Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2025
There were more creeks, high hills, big parks, passes, and open mountainsides with broken, timbered canyons and gulches.
—Fred C. Mercer, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
Mandatory evacuations were active along the Colorado 13 corridor from the White River near Meeker to south of Piceance Creek Road in Garfield County, parts of Rio Blanco County east of Willow Creek and south of Piceance Creek, and gulches west of Colorado 13.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Gulch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gulch. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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