floodplain
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It would be the first state park in Yuba County, complete with a boat launch and riverside beach, as well as a floodplain designed to take on water in high-flow years.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
These fish depend on long, uninterrupted river pathways that link spawning grounds, feeding areas, and floodplain nurseries, often across multiple countries.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
Prior to the 11th Century, the Cholas had been one among the many squabbling powers that dotted the Kaveri floodplain, the great body of silt that flows through India's present-day state of Tamil Nadu.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025
Even as communities deal with the aftermath of so much deferred maintenance, others are facing the inescapable fact that rebuilding on a floodplain may no longer make sense.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024
The 100 buildings occupied the same floodplain; in the event of flood, the ground floors of all of them were equally exposed.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Human Geography - Middle School
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