floodplain

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When researchers applied their findings to all floodplain areas in Switzerland suitable for beaver recolonization, they estimated that these wetlands could offset 1.2-1.8% of the country's annual carbon emissions.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

Parts of Mandalay and its buildings also lie along the floodplain of the Ayerwaddy River.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025

These tyrannosaurs would have been around a third of the size of their famous cousin Tyrannosaurus rex, and likely hunted small dinosaurs and other reptiles in their floodplain habitat.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2024

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

Farmers in the floodplain build houses and barns on stilts.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann