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floodplain::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flood plain |
| Type of | champaign, field, plain |
Examples of floodplain
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To the east of the coastal hills lies the broad floodplain of the Waikato River.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A part of the floodplain was reclaimed from the river during the last 3 decades.
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Floodplain farming would also be heavily impacted by dams and mining pollution.
From the latimes.com
The road, which is in the floodplain, also needs to be raised and a bridge built.
From the chron.com
During Allison, 65 percent of the area flooded was outside a mapped floodplain.
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Pineville has 147 structures in the floodplain with 51 going out and 8 coming in.
From the charlotteobserver.com
As urban density increased in the floodplain, seasonal floods grew more damaging.
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Forty percent of flood insurance claims come from outside the 100-year floodplain.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Floodplain and other sensitive natural areas account for about half of that space.
From the tennessean.com
- A low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
- A floodplain, or flood plain, is flat or nearly flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences occasional or periodic flooding. ...
- Floodplain is a studio album by the Kronos Quartet released in 2009. All twelve compositions were written or arranged for the quartet.
- (Floodplains) All land below highest known water level in adjacent watercourse over which water flows in time of flood, or would flow but for the presence of flood defences where they exist.
- (floodplains) Low lands along riverbanks, lakes, and coastlines subjected to periodic inundation.
- A level land area subject to periodic flooding from a contiguous body of water.
- Can be either a natural feature or statistically derived area adjacent to a stream or river where water from the stream or river overflows its banks at some frequency during extreme storm events.
- Any land area susceptible to being inundated by floodwaters from any source.
- Land immediately adjoining a stream which is inundated when the discharge exceeds the conveyance of the normal channel. The channel proper and the areas adjoining the channel which have been or hereafter may be covered by the regulatory or 100-year flood. ...
