floodplain

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These fish depend on long, uninterrupted river pathways that link spawning grounds, feeding areas, and floodplain nurseries, often across multiple countries.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Skagit County, a major agricultural area north of Seattle, has issued an immediate evacuation order to residents who live on the floodplain.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

Much of the infrastructure required to draw, treat, and distribute water often sits alongside reservoirs, placing them squarely in a floodplain when the torrent arrives and increasing the likelihood of damage.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024

In addition, the rewatered floodplain is building up a bank of carbon-sequestering vegetation that also cleans our water supply.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2024

Farmers in the floodplain build houses and barns on stilts.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann