flood plain
Example Sentences
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The land sits on low ground and would need fill for any redesign, to get it above the Potomac river flood plain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025
He even ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to release millions of gallons into a flood plain and then weirdly claimed that he'd "invaded" Los Angeles and solved its water problem.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025
Currently, more than 8,000 people live in flood plain areas along estuaries in the Cascadia coastal region.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025
Water voles now roam the network of channels, streams, and ponds the beavers use to navigate the flood plain.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025
Near the far edge of the flood plain I find Alice’s footsteps in a stretch of muddy sand.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
