Floodplain

Natalie N. 

A flood plain is an area of low-lying land across which a river flows that's is covered with sediment as a result of frequent flooding. Flood plain communities are normally wetlands. Floodplains provide numerous benefits to society. The picture below is from the Sacramento Delta,  California, it is a block which as was flooded.

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