dry creek beds
Empty stream paths
Dry creek beds are stream channels that contain water only during or after rainfall.
In landscaping, the term refers to decorative features designed to mimic natural streambeds, using river rocks and gravel to create drainage paths or visual interest: We installed a dry creek bed to handle runoff from the patio.
The plural reflects that these features often wind through a landscape in sections.
- arroyoSeasonal desert watercourse
- washClean using liquid
- dry washRiverbed lacking water
- gullyChannel carved by flowing water
- streambedRiver's carved floor
riverbed · parched · cracked · sandy · rocks · pebbles · erosion · flash flood · flash flood warning · desert · high desert · rain shadow · canyon · sediment · dusty · wadi · gulch · ravine
- High Plainsshortgrass prairie, grassland, prairie dog, buffalo grass, wheat fields
- xeriscapingxeriscaping, drought tolerant, water conservation, drought resistant, succulent
- Eastern MontanaBaker, Forsyth, Sidney, Glasgow, Jordan
- PilbaraNewman, iron ore, red dust, Wickham, iron deposits
- sagebrush steppesagebrush, big sagebrush, Artemisia, rabbitbrush, greasewood
dry creek bedsrunning water
Plumbed household flow
rushing water · babbling brooks · live streams · flash floods · torrents
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