A giant's kettle, also known as either a giant's cauldron, moulin pothole, or glacial pothole, is a typically large and cylindrical pothole drilled in solid rock underlying a glacier either by water descending down a deep moulin or by gravel rotating in …

In Earth science, a pothole is a smooth, bowl-shaped or cylindrical hollow, generally deeper than wide, found carved into the rocky bed of a watercourse. Other names used for riverine potholes are pot, (stream) kettle, giant's kettle, evorsion, hollow, …

The ancient river bed called Grand Coulee in Washington State was a site of repeated Ice Age flooding of enormous proportions, carrying away the soil, carving canyons and forming enormous potholes. Some are more than 100 feet wide and 50 feet deep.

Jun 23, 2024 · A pothole in a river is a cylindrical, bowl-shaped, or irregular hollow that is usually deeper than wide. It is formed in the rocky bed of a stream by either the grinding action of sediment whirled around by stream eddies or the force of fast flowing water.

Mar 1, 2015 · Potholes are cylindrical holes drilled into the bed of a river that vary in depth & diameter from a few centimetres to several metres. They’re found in the upper course of a river where it has enough potential energy to erode vertically and its flow is turbulent.

Potholes are cylindrical holes drilled into the bed of a river that varies in depth & diameter from a few centimeters to several meters. They’re found in the upper course of a river where it has enough potential energy to erode vertically and its flow is turbulent.

A river pothole is a cylindrical, bowl-shaped, or irregular hollow that is usually deeper than wide. It is formed in the rocky bed of a stream by either the grinding action of sediment whirled around by stream eddies or the force of fast flowing water.

A pothole is a pot-shaped depression in a road surface, [1] usually asphalt pavement, where traffic has removed broken pieces of the pavement. It is usually the result of water in the underlying soil structure and traffic passing over the affected area.

Potholes are round/oval shaped holes in the bedrock of a river bed. Potholes on the River Ure, close to Ayesgarth Falls. They are formed when sediment and other material carried by a river scour the bed.

Potholes are cylindrical depressions in rock formed by the abrasive action of water-borne sediment and pebbles as they swirl in eddies in streams. Where are potholes commonly found? Potholes are often found in riverbeds, particularly in fast-flowing and turbulent sections of streams and waterfalls. How do potholes contribute to landscape evolution?