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A flood plain is an area adjacent to a river which regularly floods when that river's water rises "above flood stage." It can include areas great distances away from the river's course (see significant Mississippi flooding), but are usually confined to areas proximate to the usual course.
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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 does a flood plain look like?
A flood plain is a flat area of land along a river or stream that is prone to flooding. It typically appears as a broad, low-lying area with fertile soil due to regular deposits of sediment. Vegetation such as grasses and trees may grow in flood plains, but structures and development are often limited due to the risk of flooding.
What is the difference between a delta and a flood plain?
A delta is formed at the mouth of a river where sediment is deposited, creating a fan-shaped landform. A floodplain, on the other hand, is the flat area around a river that is covered in water during times of flooding. Essentially, a floodplain is an area that can be part of a delta but not all deltas have floodplains.
Why is Shrewsbury prone to flooding?
Shrewsbury is built upon a flood plain on a meander bend of the River Severn so the area is bound to get floods and water comes in at Shrewsbury in all direction (Shrewsbury is surrounding by the River Severn) the surface (concrete) which it is built upon is an impermeable surface so the water can not infiltrate it- increase and encouraging surface run off.
What low mountains divide the Narmada River basin from the Indo-Gangetic plain?
The Vindhya Mountains divide the Narmada River basin from the Indo-Gangetic plain.
What part of a river would you have best luck growing food?
The flood plain. Delta
What is a wide valley through which a river flows?
a canyon, gorge or vale
Yellow river flooded in what?
In its flood plain
Is the area drained by a river called a flood plain?
No, the area drained by a river is a river basin or drainage basin. The flood plain is in the lower valley reaches, where heavy rain can cause the river to flood, often bursting over flood defences, and for the water to flood over a large area.
What is a word for a flat area of land which can flood if the river rises?
It is the flood plain.
What is a plain that borders a river and occasionally floods called?
A 'flood plain' usually.
What does flood plain of a river mean?
The narrow strip of land on both sides of the rivers is called cover flood plains
What is the name when a river overflows its bank?
flood plain
Where is the deepest part of the river wear?
the flood plain
What is the land next to oceans or shores of lakes or rivers called?
River bank, flood plain, water meadow.
The land that gets covered by water from a stream or river during a flood?
The flood plain
What is a flat land bordering the Banks of a river?
Flood plain
