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
And an additional 777 miles of roadway would be in the new flood plain, nearly tripling the at-risk total to 1,212 miles of road.
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
Near the far edge of the flood plain I find Alice’s footsteps in a stretch of muddy sand.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
