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Kōrero: Soil erosion and conservation

Gully erosion

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Gully erosion

Gullies can develop rapidly when, after heavy rainfall, a small waterfall eats back into uncompacted subsoil such as pumice or mudstone. This gully formed on gently sloping farmland, on a pumice soil.

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Paul Gregg, Soil erosion and conservation – Types of erosion, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/19790/gully-erosion (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Paul Gregg, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.