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The flat-lying area surrounding a river channel is?
The flood plain
Is the area drained by a river called a flood plain?
No, the area drained by a river is a river basin or drainage basin. The flood plain is in the lower valley reaches, where heavy rain can cause the river to flood, often bursting over flood defences, and for the water to flood over a large area.
What is a word for a flat area of land which can flood if the river rises?
It is the flood plain.
What is the overflow area on each side of a river?
the 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 the Flat area extended beyond the banks of a river?
It is called the flood plain.
How can building on the drainage basin lead to flooding?
I assume you might be asking about the flood plain. The drainage basin is the very large area that feeds a river or stream. The flood plain is an area that is subject to flooding on a fairly normal basis. Building on the flood plain interrupts the natural pattern of flooding. The river will flood somewhere, the water has to go somewhere. if not on the natural flood plain perhaps in a city or town downstream.
What is a flat and wide land?
The flat, wide area along a river is called its flood plain. This is sometimes part of a larger area called the alluvial plain, which formed as the river shifted over time and deposited soil when it flooded.
What is a river's flat wide area of land along the side of it?
It's called a 'flood plain'.
Where is a flood plain found on a river?
A floodplain is typically found next to a river and is the flat area on either side that gets flooded during periods of high water flow. It is an important natural feature that helps absorb excess water during flooding events.
When a river valley widens and the landscape flattens the area that forms along the banks of the river is called a?
flood plain -by houston
What is the difference between flood plain and water table?
A "flood plain" is the total area on either side of a river that will be covered with water when the river reaches it's maximum crest during a flood. A "water table" is the area under the surface of the ground where the water reservoir (underground well or aquifer) begins.
