Floodplain

Floodplain

The natural path taken by a flood-swollen river. In the U. S. , more than ten million homes are located in or near floodplains, and the Bush Administration has eased building restrictions in such locations. See Insurance.

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floodplain

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A lowland along a riverbank, lake, and coastline which is subjected to periodic inundation.

floodplain

Geography; Geography

Flat land that lies on either side of a river. A floodplain is made up of sediments such as sand, silt, and clay.

floodplain

Environment; Environmental conservation

Land next to a river that becomes covered by water when the river overflows its banks .

floodplain

Geography; Physical geography

The part of the valley floor occasionally flooded by the river. Over time sediment or alluvium builds the elevation of the plain.

floodplains

Agriculture; General agriculture

Lowland and relatively flat areas adjoining inland and coastal waters, including flood prone areas of islands. This land includes, at a minimum, those areas that are subject to a ...

floodplain

Construction; Surveying

Land immediately adjoining a stream which is inundated when the discharge exceeds the conveyance of the normal channel. The channel proper and the areas adjoining the channel ...

ecosystem

Biology; Ecology

A biotic system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms in a particular area with their environments, is named as ecosystem.

climax

Biology; Ecology

The steady, end stage in ecological evolution of a variety of plant and animal species is termed as climax.

ground water

Biology; Ecology

Ground water, as opposed to surface water, is water that does not run off, and is not taken up by plants, but soaks down into an aquifer; a supply of fresh water under the earth’s ...

manure

Biology; Ecology

Animal wastes that are added to soil as a fertilizer. Manure is usually made from the wastes of horse, cow, and chicken.

ecology

Biology; Ecology

The scientific study of the relationships between living things and their environments is called ecology.

habitat

Biology; Ecology

An organism's native environment.

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