backswamp
Behind-levee marsh
A backswamp is a low-lying, poorly drained area of a floodplain, typically found between the natural levee of a river and the higher ground at the valley's edge.
These waterlogged zones collect sediment and organic matter during floods, creating marshy conditions: The backswamp remained soggy for weeks after the river receded.
The term appears mainly in geology and environmental science.
Saturated with standing water
- boggySaturated and soft
- mireBoggy, waterlogged terrain
- soggyThoroughly wet and soft
- muckyCovered in sludge
mudflat · hummock · slough · lowland · basin · depression · waterway · backwater
Flood-prone riverside lowland
- alluviumWater-deposited loose sediment
- siltWaterborne earth particles
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- depositsMaterial settled or stored
levee · meander · oxbow · fluvial · deltaic · sedimentary · strata · loam
Organism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
fauna · flora · amphibian · waterfowl · heron · alligator · crayfish · mosquito
Overwhelming surge of water
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- floodwatersOverflow from swollen waterways
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
submerged · drainage · ponding · highwater · aquifer · groundwater · seasonal · perennial
marshy
Saturated with standing water
mucky · mudflat · hummock · slough · lowland · basin · depression · waterway · backwater · bayou
floodplain
Flood-prone riverside lowland
deposits · levee · meander · oxbow · fluvial · deltaic · sedimentary · strata · loam · sand
habitat
Organism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
ecosystem · fauna · flora · amphibian · waterfowl · heron · alligator · crayfish · mosquito · nesting
inundation
Overwhelming surge of water
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- floodwatersOverflow from swollen waterways
overflow · submerged · drainage · ponding · highwater · aquifer · groundwater · seasonal · perennial · stagnant
cypress
Durable-wooded coniferous evergreen
sedge · cattail · reedbed · moss · buttonbush · palmetto · sawgrass · duckweed