riverbottom
Stream's lowest terrain
Riverbottom is the low-lying land along a river, typically featuring rich alluvial soil deposited by flooding.
These flat, fertile areas have historically attracted farming and settlement: They grew corn in the riverbottom.
The term also refers to the actual floor of a river channel.
Often written as two words: river bottom.
Flood-prone riverside lowland
- alluvialDeposited by moving water
- lowlandLow-elevation flat land
- valley floorBottom of depression between hills
- bottomlandLow-lying land beside rivers
sediment · silt · delta · terrace · channel · meander · oxbow · watershed
Organism's natural environment
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
- cottonwoodFluffy-seeded deciduous tree
- willowNarrow-leaved waterside tree
- sycamoreBroad-leaved deciduous shade tree
wildlife corridor · waterfowl · beaver · muskrat · heron · cattails · reeds · spawning
Able to reproduce abundantly
- croplandLand for growing produce
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- tillableAble to be farmed
- cotton fieldsFarmland growing fiber crops
cornfields · irrigation · plantation · cultivation · harvest · pasture · grazing · orchards
Family farm and dwelling
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- fishing campLodging for sport anglers
- shantyRamshackle dwelling
- squatterUnauthorized building inhabitant
flood-prone · rural · isolation · subsistence · poverty · Appalachian · Delta · backwoods
floodplain
Flood-prone riverside lowland
- alluvialDeposited by moving water
- lowlandLow-elevation flat land
- valley floorBottom of depression between hills
bottomland · sediment · silt · delta · terrace · channel · meander · oxbow · watershed · drainage
habitat
Organism's natural environment
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
- cottonwoodFluffy-seeded deciduous tree
- willowNarrow-leaved waterside tree
sycamore · wildlife corridor · waterfowl · beaver · muskrat · heron · cattails · reeds · spawning · aquatic
fertile
Able to reproduce abundantly
cotton fields · cornfields · irrigation · plantation · cultivation · harvest · pasture · grazing · orchards · tobacco
homestead
Family farm and dwelling
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- fishing campLodging for sport anglers
- shantyRamshackle dwelling
squatter · flood-prone · rural · isolation · subsistence · poverty · Appalachian · Delta · backwoods · hollow
riverbottombluff
Calculated false front
upland · high ground · river bluff · hilltop · highland
river, bottom, rivers, bottoms, riverbed, riverside, riverbank, riverine, bottomless