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FloodplainRelatively flat area found alongside the stream channel that is prone to flooding and receives alluvium deposits from these inundation events.
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Floodplainn. The flat area on either side of an active river channel that can be covered in water when the river is in flood. When the channel is breached, sediment-laden waters spread across the floodplain. Wh [..]
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Floodplainthe 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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Floodplainthe part of the valley floor occasionally flooded by the river. Over time sediment or alluvium builds the elevation of the plain.
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FloodplainDefinition Level land subject to periodic flooding from a contiguous body of water. Floodplains are described by the frequency with which flooding is expected; a bi-annual floodplain is expected to be [..]
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FloodplainThe flat or nearly flat land along a river or stream that is covered by water during a flood.
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FloodplainThe flat or nearly flat land along a river or stream that is covered by water during a flood.
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FloodplainThe flood plain is the flat land of the river valley close to the river banks. The floodplain is usually found in the lower course of a river. It is a fertile area of land, used for agriculture and gr [..]
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FloodplainAccording to 39 CFR 776.3 (Title 39 - Postal Service; Chapter I - United States Postal Service; Subchapter K - Environmental Regulations; Part 776 - Floodplain And Wetland Procedures; Subpart A - Gene [..]
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Floodplain(n) a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
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FloodplainA floodplain is nearly flat or flat land that is located next to a river or stream and that experiences occasional flooding. Gulf
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FloodplainLand adjoining a river that would flood if the river overflowed its banks.
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Floodplainarea formed by fine sediments spreading out in the drainage basin on either side of the channel of a river as a result of the river's fluctuating water volume and velocity
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FloodplainThe flat plain on either side of a stream that is flooded periodically.
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FloodplainA floodplain is a land area next to a river, stream, lake, estuary or other water body that is subject to flooding. These areas, if left undisturbed, act to store excess floodwater.
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FloodplainFloodplain is the total area subject to inundation by the 100-year flood.
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FloodplainMostly level land along rivers and streams that may be submerged by floodwater. A 100-year floodplain is an area which can be expected to flood once in every 100 years.
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FloodplainThe area of shorelands extending inland from the normal yearly maximum stormwater level to the highest expected stormwater level in a given period of time (e.g., 5, 50, 100 years).
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FloodplainThe flat or nearly flat land along a river or stream or in a tidal area that is covered by water during a flood.
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FloodplainThe flat or nearly flat land along a river or stream or in a tidal area that is covered by water during a flood.
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FloodplainLand beyond a stream channel that forms the perimeter for the maximum probability flood.
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FloodplainThe flat or nearly flat land along a river or stream or in a tidal area that is covered by water during a flood.
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FloodplainThat portion of a river valley that is covered with water when the river overflows its banks.
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FloodplainAny land area susceptible to being inundated by floodwaters from any source.
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Floodplainland next to a stream or river that is flooded during high-water flow.
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Floodplainthe area of relatively flat land which is inundated by flood waters from the upper catchment up to the probable maximum flood event.
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Floodplainland next to a river that becomes covered by water when the river overflows its banks .
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Floodplaina low, flat area on either side of a river that can accommodate large amounts of water during a flood, lessening flood damage further downstream.
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Floodplainan area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks
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FloodplainA smooth plain covered by deposits of sand, gravel and rocks from floods. Sharp-edged rocks have only been carried by floodwaters a short distance while smooth, rounded rocks have traveled long distan [..]
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FloodplainA floodplain is the area adjacent to a river or stream which floods when the water level rises and overflows the river's banks. They provide an important ecosystem service
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FloodplainThe flat land adjacient to a river, formed by deposition of fluvial materials.
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FloodplainThe area along a stream or drainage course, lake, or pond, which, after total development of the watershed, would experience inundation by stormwater runoff equivalent to that which would occur on the [..]
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FloodplainThe area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and prone to flooding.
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FloodplainThe flat surfaces along the courses of rivers, streams, and other bodies of water that are subject to overflow and flooding.
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FloodplainAn area of low-lying land next to a body of water (river, creek, etc.) that is prone to flooding. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) creates maps showing which areas of land are considered to be in a floodplain. More info here
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