floodplain

There are only four square miles in total of floodplain meadow in the country - the equivalent in size to Heathrow Airport.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

When researchers applied their findings to all floodplain areas in Switzerland suitable for beaver recolonization, they estimated that these wetlands could offset 1.2-1.8% of the country's annual carbon emissions.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2026

Eventually, they were overtaken, falling silent to the noisy ambitions of foreigners and settlers who set about transforming this vast floodplain with imported water and orchards and homes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

They pointed to millions more spent on other prevention efforts, including flood control dam construction and maintenance, regional flood projects, and increased floodplain disclosures and drainage requirements for border counties.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2025

The river’s floodplain and that of its tributaries take up another 5 to 10 percent of the basin.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Rentner’s group focuses on restoring pieces of the natural floodplains to absorb water again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

As it enters Assam's vast floodplains, home to some 28 million people and hemmed in by hills, it slows and deposits sediment, fuelling erosion and floods.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Afternoon tours at Ryan Bonaminio Park in Riverside, which features restored native plants from local floodplains and upland areas that support pollinators, will be held at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

The new research focused on "near-natural" rivers -- waterways where flow remains intact or nearly so, with natural floodplains.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

Most known geoglyphs are located not near the floodplains but on higher ground.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann