arroyo definition
arroyo means a dry wash or draw that flows occasionally, a watercourse (as a creek or stream) in an arid region or a water carved gully or channel.
arroyo means a gully, ravine or canyon created by a perennial, intermittent or ephemeral stream, with characteristic steep slopes frequently covered with vegetation. An arroyo includes the area between the top of the arroyo banks defined by a discernible break in the slope rising from the arroyo bottom. Where there is no break in slope, the extent of the arroyo may be defined as the edge of the 100-year floodplain.
arroyo means a dry wash or draw that flows occasionally, a watercourse (as a creek or
More Definitions of arroyo
arroyo means any ephemeral watercourse that only carries water during a storm event.
arroyo means a small, deep, flat-floored channel or gully of an ephemeral or intermittent stream, usually with nearly vertical banks cut, into unconsolidated material. A term commonly used in the arid and semiarid regions of the Southwestern United States. They are usually dry except after heavy rainfall.