low-lying
Close to earth
Low-lying describes land or areas that sit close to sea level or below surrounding terrain: low-lying coastal regions, low-lying farmland prone to flooding.
The term often appears in discussions of flood risk or climate change, since such areas face the greatest threat from rising waters.
Fog and mist tend to settle in low-lying valleys.
Grassy waterlogged lowland
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- bogAcidic peat wetland
- fenLow marshy ground
- peatlandWetland with accumulated plant matter
moor · mire · quagmire · slough · bayou · waterlogged · soggy · boggy
Flood-prone riverside lowland
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- basinConcave water receptacle
- valleyLow ground between heights
- hollowEmpty within
depression · bottomland · swale · trough · glen · dale · dell · dip
Tidal mixing zone
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- saltmarshCoastal wetland with brackish water
- tidal flatPeriodically submerged coastal plain
- sandbarUnderwater ridge of sediment
lagoon · bayou · delta · shoreline · foreshore · littoral · mudflat · beach
Flood-prone riverside lowland
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- submergePlunge beneath liquid
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- delugeSevere overflow of water
swamped · engulfed · waterlogged · drenched · floodwaters · surge · backwater · storm surge
marsh
Grassy waterlogged lowland
peatland · moor · mire · quagmire · slough · bayou · waterlogged · soggy · boggy · saturated
floodplain
Flood-prone riverside lowland
hollow · depression · bottomland · swale · trough · glen · dale · dell · dip · gulch
estuary
Tidal mixing zone
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- saltmarshCoastal wetland with brackish water
- tidal flatPeriodically submerged coastal plain
sandbar · lagoon · bayou · delta · shoreline · foreshore · littoral · mudflat · beach · inlet
floodplain
Flood-prone riverside lowland
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- submergePlunge beneath liquid
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
deluge · swamped · engulfed · waterlogged · drenched · floodwaters · surge · backwater · storm surge · levee
flatland
Level, unvaried terrain
steppe · pampas · grassland · meadow · pasture · veld · heath · field · farmland · polder
- depthsabyss, deep, bottom, chasm, fathomless