> Could be a canyon, or the stream at the bottom of it. Context is king when it comes to the names we gave things in the US.
+1 That would be my answer as well. In my experience working mostly in Alaska, a "gulch" is usually a valley. On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 1:38 AM Mike Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 12:30 PM Tod Fitch <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > With respect to names on USGS topographic maps: At least on most of the > old “historic” quads I have they used a different typeface/typographic > treatment for waterways versus valleys/canyons/draws/gulches. So you might > take your clue from that. > > > Good point! On the particular map I am looking at creeks are labelled with > a serif font and the "draws" etc. use a sanserif font. > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > -- Dave Swarthout Homer, Alaska Chiang Mai, Thailand Travel Blog at http://dswarthout.blogspot.com
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