ravine definition

ravine means a narrow, steep-sided valley that is commonly eroded by running water and has a slope grade greater than 3:1;
ravine means a narrow, steep sided valley that is commonly eroded by running water and with slope grades greater than 3:1;
ravine means a narrow gorge containing steep slopes and deeper than fifteen vertical feet as measured from the centerline of the ravine to the top of the slope. Refer to Figure 13.

Examples of ravine in a sentence

  • Ravine Overlook • Address erosion issues Ravine Trailhead • Develop new ADA accessible pathway.


More Definitions of ravine

ravine means the a steep-sided valley of a stream (whether perennial or intermittent) created by the wearing action of the stream and including includes the sidewalls and the valley between the sidewallsthe valley floor and sidewalls.
ravine means a landform usually having little or no floodplain that develops adjacent to a stream, and has relatively steep side walls composed of unconsolidated materials or surficial deposits.
ravine means a V-shaped landform generally having little to no floodplain and normally containing steep slopes, which is deeper than 10 vertical feet as measured from the centerline of the ravine to the top of the slope. Ravines are typically created by the wearing action of streams. The top of the slope is determined where there is a significant change in the slope to generally less that a 15 percent slope.
ravine means a small stream channel, narrow, steep-sided, and commonly V- shaped in cross-section, and larger than a gully;
ravine means a V-shaped landform generally having little to no floodplain and normally containing steep slopes, which is deeper than 10 vertical feet as measured from the centerline of the ravine to the top of the slope. Ravines are typically created by the
ravine means a V-shaped landform, generally having little to no floodplain and normally containing
ravine means a narrow valley with an average grade on either side greater than 3:1 measured between the high water mark of the watercourse contained in the valley and the top of the valley bank, being the point nearest the watercourse beyond which the average grade is less than 3:1 over a horizontal distance of at least 15 metres measured perpendicularly to the watercourse;