floodplain
noun
flood·plain
ˈfləd-ˌplān 
1
: level land that may be submerged by floodwaters
2
: a plain built up by stream deposition
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The National Wildlife Federation said that adopting better agricultural practices, such as planting cover crops and reducing farm field drainage into rivers, as well as filling floodplains with wetlands to filter nutrients, can all be valuable ways to manage the issue.
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Li Cohen, CBS News, 14 June 2024
The refuge protects more than 240,000 acres of Mississippi River floodplain situated between the towering bluffs of the Driftless Region.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
Meanwhile, Gray wanted to show me the state’s latest park, Dos Rios Ranch, which Newsom dedicated on Earth Day a few weeks ago — a stretch of riverfront restored to work as a floodplain.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
From there, trail users may hike or drive across the usually dry floodplain to a gate where BLM Road 9054 serves as entree to miles of dirt roads.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2024
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Li Cohen, CBS News, 14 June 2024
The refuge protects more than 240,000 acres of Mississippi River floodplain situated between the towering bluffs of the Driftless Region.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
Meanwhile, Gray wanted to show me the state’s latest park, Dos Rios Ranch, which Newsom dedicated on Earth Day a few weeks ago — a stretch of riverfront restored to work as a floodplain.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
From there, trail users may hike or drive across the usually dry floodplain to a gate where BLM Road 9054 serves as entree to miles of dirt roads.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2024
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floodplain
noun
flood·plain
-ˌplān
1
: low flat land along a stream or river that may flood
2
: a plain built up from earth left by floodwaters
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