flood plain
Periodically inundated lowland
A flood plain is the flat land alongside a river that gets submerged when the river overflows its banks.
These areas are naturally fertile from deposited sediment but risky for building: The town was built on a flood plain and flooded every spring.
Also spelled floodplain.
Overwhelming surge of water
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- submergePlunge beneath liquid
- engulfCompletely surround and cover
watershed · surge · torrent · highwater · saturate · waterlog · immersion · spate
To travel without direction
- channelPassage for transmission
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
- leveeRiver flood barrier
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
confluence · tributary · streambank · oxbow · alluvial · fluvial · braided · downstream
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
fauna · flora · grassland · estuary · mangrove · aquatic · wildlife · conservation
Water-deposited loose sediment
- siltWaterborne earth particles
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- sandFine rock particles
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
deposition · loess · deltaic · strata · silting · erosion · outwash · substrate
inundation
Overwhelming surge of water
engulf · watershed · surge · torrent · highwater · saturate · waterlog · immersion · spate · recede
meander
To travel without direction
delta · confluence · tributary · streambank · oxbow · alluvial · fluvial · braided · downstream · upstream
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- biodiversityRange of life forms
riparian · fauna · flora · grassland · estuary · mangrove · aquatic · wildlife · conservation · migratory
alluvium
Water-deposited loose sediment
gravel · deposition · loess · deltaic · strata · silting · erosion · outwash · substrate · loam
irrigation
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- fertileAble to reproduce abundantly
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- siltationAccumulation of fine waterborne particles
paddy · crop rotation · arable · farmland · tillage · harvest · sowing · field · terracing · rice cultivation
- Red River ValleyRed River, Winnipeg, Fargo, Manitoba, North Dakota
- open landplains, grasslands, prairies, meadow, pasture
- Louisiana Bayoubayou, Cajun, Creole, swamp boat, pirogue
- river boatsriverboat, flatboat, keelboat, jon boat, steamboat
- Delaware RiverDelaware Bay, Delaware River, river valley, Trenton, river basin
- earth zonesarctic zone, temperate zone, tropical zone, climate zone, cold zone