- a variation of flood plain.
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
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
Prior to the 11th Century, the Cholas had been one among the many squabbling powers that dotted the Kaveri floodplain, the great body of silt that flows through India's present-day state of Tamil Nadu.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025
The river’s floodplain and that of its tributaries take up another 5 to 10 percent of the basin.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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