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BSL Geography Glossary - Flood Plain - definition

Definition: A flood plain is an area of flat land alongside a river. This area gets covered in water when the river floods. Flood plains are naturally very fertile due to the river sediment which is deposited there. This sediment is good for growing plants on the flood plain. But flood plains can also be very dangerous places. Even though they regularly flood, houses are often built on them.

Photographs of a floodplain in action (Leighton area, River Severn)

River and floodplain area

photograph of river at floodplain

Image courtesy of Ade Cousins - click to enlarge

Waters rising

photograph of floodplain while flooded photograph of floodplain while flooded

Images courtesy of Victoria Finn, 2019 - click to enlarge

Flood plain during high flood

photograph of floodplain while flooded photograph of floodplain while flooded
photograph of floodplain while flooded

Images courtesy of Tom Blockley, 2019