floodplain

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

They pointed to millions more spent on other prevention efforts, including flood control dam construction and maintenance, regional flood projects, and increased floodplain disclosures and drainage requirements for border counties.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2025

Changes that would help salmon include having larger flows in rivers at the right times to support fish, and opening up more floodplain habitats to support their recovery, Rypel said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025

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

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025

Moistening the clay was easy—capillary action will draw up water from the floodplain, which has a high water table.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

The semi-aquatic rodents were released in February as part of the National Trust's work to restore rivers, wetlands and floodplains on the 5,000-hectare site.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

He grew up in a farming family near Kaziranga, on the floodplains of the Brahmaputra, where the river routinely shifts its banks and forces families to resettle.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The new research focused on "near-natural" rivers -- waterways where flow remains intact or nearly so, with natural floodplains.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

Set in the Llanos de Moxos, a vast network of savannas, gallery forests, and floodplains that make up the largest wetland system in the Amazon basin, this area has inspired curiosity for centuries.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025

Dense collections of villages thronged the bluffs that line the shore, with their people fishing in the river and farming the floodplains and sections of the uplands.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann