Erosion
Erosion · Érosion · Biigokamigaawin
Erosion can be caused by heavy rainfall. Photo: D. Sharon Pruitt / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-2.0
Can you spot where one edge of the Trail is cracked and sinking? You might be surprised by the cause: water!
Drip, drip, drip. One drop of water is tiny, but if you put enough of them together, water can be very powerful. As it runs along the ground, water washes away – or erodes – the dirt around it. The water carries this material downstream and eventually deposits it somewhere new. Over time, erosion can dramatically alter the landscape by changing shorelines and creating caves and canyons. Erosion and faulting are responsible for creating the Agawa Canyon, located northwest of Sault Ste. Marie.
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