Floodplains Flashcards
1
Q
What is a floodplain?
A
Area of flat, low lying ground where river meanders, which often floods + is formed mainly of river sediments.
2
Q
What is contained within a floodplain?
A
An older river and the current river channel + floodplain sediment(particles carried in river).
3
Q
What are levees?
A
Ridge of sediment deposited alongside river in flood times.
