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Elevated ridges along the flood plain are known as when a river overflows its banks?
levees
What is a river's flat wide area of land along the side of it?
It's called a 'flood plain'.
When a river valley widens and the landscape flattens the area that forms along the banks of the river is called a?
flood plain -by houston
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 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 part of a river would you have best luck growing food?
The flood plain. Delta
Define active flood plain?
the narrow strip of land along side the river is known as active flood plain. it is inundated almost every year.it can range from 0- 20 km at sides.
What is a wide valley through which a river flows?
a canyon, gorge or vale
What is a rivers flat wide area of land along side of it?
It would be the flood plain or meander belt.
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.
