floodplain

Example Sentences

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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

Another major population centre lies in India's northeast, including Assam and the Brahmaputra floodplains, which host more than 6,500 elephants.

From Barron's

Human settlements have encroached paths of rivers and floodplains, both in the mountains and plains, blocking their way.

From BBC

The medium-sized herbivore once roamed the floodplains of what is now the island's south-west coast.

From BBC

Eventually, they were overtaken, falling silent to the noisy ambitions of foreigners and settlers who set about transforming this vast floodplain with imported water and orchards and homes.

From Los Angeles Times