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It is called flooding der what is the real term
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The part of a river's valley that is underwater when the river overflows its banks is called the?
Flood Plains
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.
What is the the area that is covered with sediment when a river repeatedly overflows its banks?
It's called the floodplain and is extremely fertile. It can usually be easily recognized as it's very flat.
What is caused when a river overflows it normal channel?
flood plain
Where is a floodplain formed?
A floodplain is the land that is covered by water when a river overflows it's banks. When this happens, silt and clay are deposited over time and the land on either side of the river flattens out. Any depressions in the land will hold water when the river level returns to normal after flooding and therefore more clay and silt will be deposited there filling it up.
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.
The part of a river's valley that is underwater when the river overflows its banks is called the?
Flood Plains
When the river overflows it's banks it deposits material called?
Silt
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.
What are long ridges of sediments alongside the channel of a river called?
Long ridges of sediments alongside the channel of a river are called levees. They are created by the deposits which are made when a river overflows its banks.
When a river overflows its banks it deposits sediment over a broad flat area of land on both sides of the river what is this broad flat called?
Floodplain
When a river overflows its banks it deposits sediment over a broad flat area of land on both sides of the river. This broad flat area is called a?
Floodplain
When a river overflows its banks. it deposits sediments over a broad flat area of land on both sides of the river this broad flat area is called?
Floodplain
When a river overflows its banks it deposits sediment over a broad flat area of land on both sides of the river. This broad flat area is called a .?
Floodplain
A condition that develops when water overflows natural or artificial river banks?
flooding
Elevated ridges along the flood plain are known as when a river overflows its banks?
levees
What is the the area that is covered with sediment when a river repeatedly overflows its banks?
It's called the floodplain and is extremely fertile. It can usually be easily recognized as it's very flat.
