Food grew well there.
The ancient egyptian's lived on the flood plain due to the fact that it was the only source of water
They lived there because the land was very good for farming, they knew when the floods were due to arrive so they would be on higher ground by then.
To get more food and water.because they prefare to live on the flood plain.Most likely, because they had many crops with a lot of water. ( not my best conclusion, and I apologize. )
The flood plain. Delta
There are two examples of flood Plain which are as follows:Active Flood Plain.Old Flood Plain.
I live in a flood plain, along with many others.
Move out of the flood plain.
York is situated on a flood plain
a canyon, gorge or vale
Simply put: Because Centralia is built on a flood plain. A better question would be: Why did people build on a flood plain?
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.
The definition for a flood plain is, flat land near the edges of rivers made by floods.