Definition of Flood Plain

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Flood Plain

The term 'Flood Plain' as it applies to the area of Earth observation can be defined as ' The nearly flat portion of a river (stream) valley adjacent to the river (stream) channel; it is built by sediment deposited during floods and is covered by water during a flood'.

The term 'Flood Plain' as it applies to the area of water can be defined as 'a strip of relatively flat and normally dry land alongside a stream, river, or lake that is covered by water during a flood'.

The term 'Flood Plain' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' In hydrologic terms, the portion of a river valley that has been inundated by the river during historic floods'.


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