flood plain
AREA OF LAND ADJACENT TO A STREAM OR RIVER WHICH STRETCHES FROM THE BANKS OF ITS CHANNEL TO THE BASE OF THE ENCLOSING VALLEY WALLS, AND WHICH EXPERIENCES FLOODING DURING PERIODS OF HIGH DISCHARGE
Flood plain; Flood Plain; Floodplains; Flood plains; Flood fringe; Flood-plain; Fadama; Bottomlands; River plain; Riverine plain; Fluvial plain; Flood zone
verdronken land, vlak laagliggende grond langs de rivieroever dat onder water staat als de rivier buiten zijn oevers treedt