Alphabetical

floodplain

[noun]

The relatively flat land adjacent to a river channel that is underwater when the river floods. The floodplain is the site of deposition of sediments carried down the river and are often occupied by farms, due to the proximity of irrigation water, fertile soils, and flat topography.


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