flood plain
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That designation involves even more restrictions than the 100-year flood plain, generally prohibiting new construction and significant renovations to existing buildings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025
It might be that in an era of what researchers are calling “mega rain” events, a flood plain should now be off-limits.
From Salon • Jul. 10, 2025
Nearly 36,000 structures would be threatened by the resulting quake-influenced flood plain, a 168% increase from the current figure of about 13,000.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025
Water voles now roam the network of channels, streams, and ponds the beavers use to navigate the flood plain.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025
It was a miniature model of the Greasy Grass River, the hills to the east of the village site, and the flood plain where the village had stood.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
