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A floodplain, or flood plain, is flat or nearly flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences occasional or periodic flooding.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 10y agoa flood plain is the part of the stream were the stream overflows out onto land, and floods it, hence the term "floodplain"
The adjacent low-lying area that is inundated during floods
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∙ 11y agowhere is turns wide and the river is meandering
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∙ 11y agoalong the floor of a wide valley
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What part of a river would you have best luck growing food?
The flood plain. Delta
Where is the deepest part of the river wear?
the flood plain
The part of a river's that is underwater when the river overflows its banks is called?
The part of a river that is underwater when the river overflows its banks is called the flood plain.
What is the difference between the flood plain and the coastal plain?
A coastal plain is a streach of land along a seacoast which slopes down. In most cases it is an elevated part of the oceanfloor. A flood plain is the floor of river valley beyond the river bed. It is formed by mud, sand and silt
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 wide area of land along a river?
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 the low flat part of a river valley called?
Some low lying land types are:ValleyFarewellMarshLow pointHollowLow-lying areaSheltered spotCrooner JerryDellLow-lying wetland
Where in tewksbury is a flood plain?
Tewksbury, Mass. has no major rivers. The Shawsheen and the Merrimack are in other towns. Flood plain is the area that would be underwater if a river flooded. Although the area around Silver Lake and Lubbers Brook in Wilmington, near the southern part of Rt 38 in Tewksbury is pretty flat, it still would not flood, because of the small likelihood that Silver Lake would ever overflow. Areas where rain overflows the streets during storms might be considered to be flood plains in a small sense.
What is the area normally covered by water when a river overflows its banks?
The area that is normally covered by water when a river overflows its banks is called the floodplain. This area is the first part of the land to be flooded.
The part of a river's valley that is underwater when the river overflows its banks is called the?
Flood Plains
Why does Clonmel in Tipperary flood so much?
It is down to geographic reasons in terms of the river Suir flowing through the town and tending to flood. Work is ongoing on a flood defence system to help deal with the problem. Clonmel is built on a flood plain, much like the Egyptians built on the nile delta, its because historically the river flooding would have yielded fertile ground, and later a source of trade. The flood defence system will not work in clonmel due to the age of the town, only certain sections of roads can be stopped from flooding, leaving the entire "old bridge" part of the town liable to flood the whole time. Currently only a small section of the flood defence system has been implamented, the rest has yet to materalise.
What IS embankments?
An embankment could mean a raised bank along a river as part of flood defences.
