bottomland
Fertile valley floor
Bottomland is low-lying land along a river or stream, formed by sediment deposits from flooding.
The soil tends to be rich and fertile, making bottomland valuable for agriculture: The farm included forty acres of bottomland along the creek.
In forestry, bottomland hardwoods are forests that grow in these floodplain areas.
Fertile soil mixture
- siltWaterborne earth particles
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
- topsoilNutrient-rich surface earth
nutrient-rich · organic matter · moisture retention · water table · sediment · deposits · friable · black soil
Waterlogged land with vegetation
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- sloughBoggy ground or cast-off skin
- bayouMarshy, slow-moving waterway
- backswampLow wetland behind levees
bog · overflow · standing water · cypress · tupelo · willow · cottonwood · sycamore
Water-deposited loose sediment
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
- fluvialRelating to rivers
- meanderTo travel without direction
oxbow · levee · backwater · overflow · inundation · flood stage · highwater · deposit
loam
Fertile soil mixture
topsoil · nutrient-rich · organic matter · moisture retention · water table · sediment · deposits · friable · black soil
swamp
Waterlogged land with vegetation
backswamp · bog · overflow · standing water · cypress · tupelo · willow · cottonwood · sycamore · oxbow lake
alluvium
Water-deposited loose sediment
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
- fluvialRelating to rivers
meander · oxbow · levee · backwater · overflow · inundation · flood stage · highwater · deposit · channel
farmland
Agricultural terrain
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- cropCultivated agricultural plants
harvest · plow · acreage · yield · sowing · tractor · fallow · irrigation · cornfield · cotton