kˈɑːlks ɑːɹ kɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd wɪð kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ ðə pˈɑːthoʊllˈaɪk fˈiːtʃɚz ɪnðə hˈaɪli dʒˈɔɪntᵻd bɐzˈɔlts ɪnðə tʃˈænəld skˈæbləndz ʌvðə kəlˈʌmbiə bˈeɪsən ɹˈiːdʒən ɪn ˈiːstɚn wˈɑːʃɪŋtən.
Kolks are credited with creating the pothole-like features in the highly jointed basalts in the channeled scablands of the Columbia Basin region in Eastern Washington.