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.
kˈɑːlks ɑːɹ kɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd wɪð kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ ðə pˈɑːthoʊllˈaɪk fˈiːtʃɚz ɪnðə hˈaɪli dʒˈɔɪntᵻd bɐzˈɔlts ɪnðə tʃˈænəld skˈæbləndz ʌvðə kəlˈʌmbiə bˈeɪsən ɹˈiːdʒən ɪn ˈiːstɚn wˈɑːʃɪŋtən.