Plural of coulee; deep ravines, gullies, or dry riverbeds, especially in the western United States.
From French 'coulée' meaning 'flow' or 'flowing,' derived from 'couler' (to flow), from Latin 'colare.' The term was applied to geographical features formed by water flow.
The Channeled Scablands of Washington State have thousands of coulees carved by ancient glacial floods so powerful they reshaped entire landscapes!
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