systems in one valley on Gordonville farm were accurately surveyed. In addition, the sedimentology of 8 cores was described and sediment particle size and percentage organics determined, while the activity of the radioactive element 210Pb was measured in 3
of the cores. In the short term, palaeo- and current floodouts alter the overland flow hydrology of the landscape, and prevent the local formation of badlands by diverting overland flow away from gully thalwegs. This results in the formation of amphitheatre