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A floodplain is an area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding.🏄
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 16y agoA flood plain is that land adjacent to a stream of river that becomes flooded during high water events.
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∙ 8y agoA floodplain is an area along a river that forms from sediments which are deposited if the river overflows its banks.
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∙ 15y agoRice, a principal food in many countries, requires growth in very wet / flooded soil. For example, the floodplains of the lower Nile have been used for food production for many civilizations.
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∙ 10y agoThe phrase 'flood plain' is a noun. The phrase 'flood plain' means a flat plain along the course of a body of water that is subject to flooding, naturally.
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The flat-lying area surrounding a river channel is?
The flood plain
The silt that a river leaves at its mouth forms a lowland called a?
It is a flood plain.
Is there a difference between a 100 year flood plain and a flood plain?
The flood plain of a river is an area very near the river which floods regularly, generally every 1 to 2 years. The 100-year flood plain is a larger area which has a 1 in 100 chance of flooding in any given year. Over the long term this would average out to a flood every century.
What is active flood plain?
Active flood plain is a flat area with alluvial deposits adjacent to a water body which is regularly flooded.
Is flood plain the same as flood control?
no flood control would be stoping a flood a flood plainis land that is covered by water during a flood,formed from sediments depsited by a river
The flat-lying area surrounding a river channel is?
The flood plain
What part of a river would you have best luck growing food?
The flood plain. Delta
What is an example of a UK floodplain?
There are two examples of flood Plain which are as follows:Active Flood Plain.Old Flood Plain.
A sentence for flood plain?
I live in a flood plain, along with many others.
Does thame river have a flood plain?
there is 896 square kms of flood plain
Flat plain formed by river deposits during time of flood?
flood plain
Why does York flood?
York is situated on a flood plain
What can the community do to prevent flood?
Move out of the flood plain.
What is a wide valley through which a river flows?
a canyon, gorge or vale
The silt that a river leaves at its mouth forms a lowland called a?
It is a flood plain.
Why does it flood in Centralia Wa?
Simply put: Because Centralia is built on a flood plain. A better question would be: Why did people build on a flood plain?
What are the problems of farming on the flood plain and solutions?
I think that the problems with farming on a flood plain, is that as flood plains tend to be situated in a valley, so when it rains, there is bound to be a flood were you have been farming.
