Why is it called a "Drainage" ?

[Soj51hopeful]

I thought “hollers” were from the coal mining days of hollowing material.

 

[flyfisher117]

Why do easterners call their hills mountains?

 

[HighUintas]

In southern Illinois we called them draws and also hollers.

In Utah, I refer to the major canyons coming off a prominent mountain ridge or range as "drainage". The smaller canyons or bowls within that drainage are referred to as canyon or valley and/or bowl. Outside of the mountains I'd refer to the large flat expanses as valleys if in between mountain ranges. If in a really large expanse between ranges I'd call it a basin.

If wanting to sound cool I say diy solo OTC backcountry bowl. Bruh

 

[ozyclint]

It's actually spelled "hollow", and then mangled into incomprehensibility.

You mean like 'solder' as in soldering wires together?

In USA and Canada it's pronounced 'sawh-da' and 'sawh-da-ring'

In the rest of the english speaking world it's pronounced 'solder'

 

[wyosam]

Being from the east, tri-state area. Why is it called a drainage, and not a valley or rock filled valley.

Why when Elk hunting, it's called a 'draw' and not a valley.

Am I that much of a flat lander, that you westerners speak a different language??

Draws are perpendicular from the ridgeline, typically wouldn’t always have water. Drainages can be smaller or larger. Example the x creek drainage feeds into the y river drainage. When said river dumps out into a flatter, wider area, it might be referred to as a valley. Often this doesn’t happen until multiple creeks/smaller rivers have come together to create a larger river, and countless other draws, drainages, creeks and rivers pour into that river. The whole giant area that feeds water into said large river system is a watershed. There ya go, now go kill shit.


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[solarshooter]

Maybe someone on this thread can explain what a "crick" is??

 

[RockAndSage]

You mean like 'solder' as in soldering wires together?

In USA and Canada it's pronounced 'sawh-da' and 'sawh-da-ring'

In the rest of the english speaking world it's pronounced 'solder'

I can't hear you over the sound of all that aluminium...

Also, let's not discuss the issue of pronouncing Edinburgh.

 

[Geewhiz]

Maybe someone on this thread can explain what a "crick" is??

That’s what you get in your neck if you sleep without a pillow.

 

[kylem]

Maybe someone on this thread can explain what a "crick" is??

A creek is a small river and a crick is a small river with at least 1 tire in it.

 

[fishdart]

Suppose a particular drainage is a gully or a gulch and leads to a coulee...

Do you have runs in the west? Typically those are our small, mountain feeder streams.

 

[Sccritterkiller]

Maybe someone on this thread can explain what a "crick" is??

There usually run smack dab in the middle of the holler...

 

[Jethro]

Maybe someone on this thread can explain what a "crick" is??

Crick is water flowing in bottom of a holler

 

[Wiscocrisco]

Being from the east, tri-state area. Why is it called a drainage, and not a valley or rock filled valley.

Why when Elk hunting, it's called a 'draw' and not a valley.

Am I that much of a flat lander, that you westerners speak a different language??

In the Midwest we have “Coulees” , small valleys in the Mississippi River bluffs

 

[2531usmc]

Reading this I can only picture people in overalls and no shirt drinking moonshine with a smile that shows off their tooth.

That’s only valid if they are sitting on an old sofa on their porch

So said a proud graduate of West Virginia University

 

[Jpsmith1]

Reading this I can only picture people in overalls and no shirt drinking moonshine with a smile that shows off their tooth.

I believe the technical term is "teefs"

That functions as both singular and plural