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Irrigation that is used to cover a large area that needs water quickly. Use is by canals or large pipelines that lead into the area(s) to be irrigated. The flood a plain and plants use that to drink.
Flooding. Erosion. Prohibitive expense of insurance for property in a flood plain. Moisture damage. Danger of drowning for small children.
People can avoid the floods by not building on the flood plain or by constructing leveesto hold the water back.-CA Sixth Grade Earth Science Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Building on flood plains doesn't really cause floods. A flood plain is somewhere that is prone to being flooded. So it is not a good idea to build anything on it, as sooner or later it is going to get flooded. Some building work may result in water being diverted and if it is not planned properly, flooding may occur. That is down to bad planning. Flooding is a natural occurrence, caused by excessive amounts of water. Building in the wrong place or doing some building that affects the natural flow of water can result in places being flooded.
The flood plain
The flood plain. Delta
There are two examples of flood Plain which are as follows:Active Flood Plain.Old Flood Plain.
there is 896 square kms of flood plain
I live in a flood plain, along with many others.
flood plain
York is situated on a flood plain
Move out of the flood plain.
a canyon, gorge or vale
It is a flood plain.
Simply put: Because Centralia is built on a flood plain. A better question would be: Why did people build on a flood plain?
The definition for a flood plain is, flat land near the edges of rivers made by floods.