Noun
a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
Source: WordNetA property in the 100-year floodplain has a 96 percent chance of being flooded in the next hundred years without global warming. The fact that several years go by without a flood does not change that probability. Earl Blumenauer
Being in a floodplain is like sitting down in a bathtub. Robert Hunter
But the new resilient version of the park will include more than 1,800 new trees across 50 species planted above the floodplain for a net increase of 750 trees. Source: Internet
Apart from the M4 curving to the south there is only one road across the Kennet floodplain. Source: Internet
Erin Hughes, a volunteer at the camp who is a civil engineer from Philadelphia, said tropical storms pose a devastating threat since the camp is located on a floodplain and she and others were monitoring the river’s water level. Source: Internet
Known for its giant hardwoods and towering pines, the park's floodplain forest includes one of the highest canopies in the world and some of the tallest trees in the eastern United States. Source: Internet