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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. geology
  3. geomorphology
  4. landforms
  5. lowlands
  6. floodplains

Preferred term

floodplains

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Lowland and relatively flat areas adjoining inland and coastal waters, including flood prone areas of islands. This land includes, at a minimum, those areas that are subject to a 1 percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year.

    Source: Agriculture Fact Book, USDA

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • floodlands
  • flood plains

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/40585

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