A Preliminary Investigation of the Gully Features in the Tsolwana Game Reserve, Ciskei, Southern Africa

Gully forms in the Tsolwana region of the Ciskei, Southern Africa, have been investigated using the SARCCUS (1981) classification system, followed by a ground survey. The gullies are found to be preferentially located within recent alluvial fan material. The implications of this for erosion remedial measures are outlined. Gully wall stratigraphies were examined in detail from a representative gully within the Tsolwana Game Park. Distinctive features including stone lines, palaeochannel deposits, polygonal structures and calcium carbonate (CaC03) mineralisation have been identified. The evidence presented indicates a history of multiple reworking of the alluvial material under potentially variable climatic regimes.