swamp

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The energy released by the blast may have also created small depressions in the ground that later filled with water, forming today's swamps and lakes.

From Science Daily

The floods led to mudslides, which saw the couple’s once-lush property turned into a veritable swamp.

From MarketWatch

Biologists hoped they would get along and placed them in the museum’s swamp exhibit together.

From Los Angeles Times

Similarly, certain marine strategies focus on restoring or protecting coastal ecosystems such as mangrove swamps.

From Science Daily

Replacements Tom Jordan and George Horne were left on the Scotland bench as they were swamped by wave after wave of blue-and-white attack.

From BBC