flood plain
Example Sentences
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The land sits on low ground and would need fill for any redesign, to get it above the Potomac river flood plain.
That designation involves even more restrictions than the 100-year flood plain, generally prohibiting new construction and significant renovations to existing buildings.
Texas lawmakers this month passed new laws barring summer camps from having cabins in flood plains.
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
He even ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to release millions of gallons into a flood plain and then weirdly claimed that he'd "invaded" Los Angeles and solved its water problem.
From Salon
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