floodplain

Around 415 million years ago, it would have been an imposing predator in the floodplain environments of the Early Devonian.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

A rare floodplain meadow is to be restored into a wildflower-rich habitat after it was donated to a conservation charity.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 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

Moistening the clay was easy—capillary action will draw up water from the floodplain, which has a high water table.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Over the last several years, work crews there have been restoring natural floodplains along rivers and creeks, building recharge basins, and routing floodwater to farm fields where it can soak into the land.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

The National Trust said the scheme showed the value of "nature-based solutions", in which natural features such as rivers connected with floodplains and wildlife including beavers are used to deliver benefits for landscapes and people.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

After a campaign over hundreds of years saw rivers tamed for commercial use, he urged a shift back "toward natural rivers featuring meandering branches and floodplains that retain water across the landscape".

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

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

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann