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Hmm, let's think about this. Floodplain.
Plain: A flat area of land.
Flooded: Filled with water.
So a floodplain gets filled with water,
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The part of a valley floor that may be covered during a flood is the?
I think is floodplain.. (not 100% sure)
What are flood plains?
A flood plain is a flat land bordering a river made up of alluvium (clay, sand and silt) deposited during floods. When a river overflows, the floodplain is covered with water. Hope this helps :)
What is vertical accretion?
Deposition of sediments over the top of the floodplain during flood events; produces horizontally bedded layers with varying degrees of lateral continuity
What is the instrument used to measure flooding?
Measures to control flooding include artifical levees, flood control dams, and placing limits on floodplain development.....:-)
What is meant by the phrase 'flood plain'?
A floodplain is an area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding.🏄
What is land that gets covered by water from a stream or river during a flood?
A 'floodplain'.
What happens when a floodplain of a populated area floods?
It would flood the city and put people in danger.
The part of a valley floor that may be covered during a flood is the?
I think is floodplain.. (not 100% sure)
During a flood a river drops the largest pieces of its sediment on the floodplain close to its normal channel but why?
When a stream floods, it deposits much of the sediment that it carries onto its floodplain
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.
Is a flood plain erosion or deposition?
a floodplain is a deposition
What will happen to homes and buisnesses located in a floodplain?
The buildings would flood because if the river floods then the floodplain, a floodplain is flat land that is next to a river, made up of alluvium (sand, silt, and clay). When the river overflows, the floodplain is often under water,will/ would flood too, so if the land floods, then, the buildings and businesses on that land will flood too.
What is a flood plan?
A floodplain is a flat region of land formed of river sediment and it is flooded during the rainy season each year.
What does not mean flood control?
Dam/jetty/levee/floodplain
What is the flat land on either side of the river called that is near the sea and might flood?
it is a floodplain
What is the most famous floodplain?
an example of a famous flood plain is the pantanal it is the largest floodpain in the world
What is floodplain zoning?
Floodplain zoning is the a soft engineering management strategy whose aim is to reduce flood plain developement. An area or 'zone' of the floodplain is protected against to minimise financial loss via damage to property. This area can naturally flood, without risking damage to people or property.
