Rill - Wikipedia In hillslope geomorphology, a rill is a shallow channel (no more than a few inches centimeters deep) cut into soil by the erosive action of flowing surface water
What Is a Rill? The Smallest Form of Water Erosion A rill is defined as an erosion channel that remains small enough to be erased by standard agricultural tillage or plowing equipment In contrast, a gully is a larger, deeper channel that cannot be removed by cultivation and requires more intensive engineering interventions to stabilize and fill
rill, n. ² meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun rill See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence OED's earliest evidence for rill is from before 1552, in the writing of John Leland, poet and antiquary 1 A small stream; a brook; a rivulet Frequently poetic Also…