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The 80 pages that link to Floodplain, each with the reason it gives.

• Sediment transportRelated: Floods spread suspended sediment across floodplains and renew their soils.

• WatershedCompared with: A floodplain is a landform within a river corridor, not the full area draining to it.

• Environmental flowRelated: Seasonal flows can reconnect floodplains, supporting habitats, fisheries, and farming.

• Flood controlNarrower topic: Flood control changes whether floodplains store water or are kept dry.

• FloodRelated: Floodwater spreads across these natural areas when a river exceeds its channel.

• Glacial lake outburst floodRelated: Floodplains downstream can be inundated by outburst waves and deposited sediment.

• Riparian zoneRelated: Flooding connects the river to adjacent land and renews soils and habitats within many riparian zones.

• Topographic mapRelated: Elevation patterns help identify low ground and assess potential flood exposure.

• RiverRelated: Overbank floods spread water and sediment across this part of the river valley.

• Hell Creek FormationRelated: Floodplain muds and soils preserve much of the formation’s terrestrial fossil record.

• LeveeRelated: Levees separate developed land from the floodplain while often restricting its natural inundation.

• Riparian bufferNarrower topic: Buffers on floodplains can spread and slow floodwater, extending their contact with soils and vegetation.

• AlluviumBroader topic: Floods deposit fine alluvium across this surface as water spills beyond the channel.

• River engineeringRelated: Preserving floodplains offers storage and habitat that channel confinement can remove.

• Paraná RiverRelated: Seasonal Paraná floods spread water and sediment across adjoining lowlands.

• River basinRelated: Floodplains store and exchange water and sediment with rivers within the basin.

• TopographyBroader topic: Low-lying topography helps define where floodwaters can spread.

• Urban floodingNarrower topic: Urban flooding can also occur when rivers spill beyond channels into developed floodplains.

• Room for the RiverNarrower topic: Lowering floodplains creates more space for high water to spread safely.

• Alluvial plainBroader topic: Floodwater spreads sediment across this core part of many alluvial plains.

• AvulsionNarrower topic: Avulsion shifts flow across this surface, which supplies alternative routes.

• MeanderNarrower topic: Meanders migrate across this surface, leaving deposits and abandoned channels.

• River channelRelated: Water leaves the channel and spreads across this adjacent land during floods.

• Yangtze River floodsNarrower topic: Floodplains provide room for overflow but also contain farms and settlements.

• Fluvial geomorphologyBroader topic: Floodplain form records overbank deposition and channel migration.

• Murray–Darling BasinBroader topic: Floodwaters connect rivers with wetlands and replenish floodplain soils.

• River regulationRelated: Flow control can reduce the floods that replenish floodplain soils and wetlands.

• SiltRelated: Floodwater often leaves layers of silt across river floodplains.

• Flood pulse conceptNarrower topic: It is the principal terrestrial habitat whose connection to the channel the concept explains.

• Fluvial processesBroader topic: Overbank flows deposit sediment that gradually builds broad valley floors.

• Hurricane evacuationRelated: Flood exposure helps identify inland communities that may also require evacuation.

• Indo-Gangetic PlainBroader topic: Floodwaters spread sediment across broad parts of the plain.

• Ischigualasto FormationRelated: Floodplain deposits preserve fossils and plant material across the formation.

• Mississippi River BasinRelated: Floodwaters spread beyond channels and reshape basin landscapes.

• River terraceRelated: A former floodplain can become a terrace when the river cuts below it.

• Yellow River floodsBroader topic: The North China Plain’s densely settled floodplain bore the force of channel shifts and levee failures.

• Carpathian BasinRelated: Floodplains along the Danube and Tisza have shaped settlement and agriculture.

• HydrochoryRelated: Floods move seeds from rivers onto land where they may germinate.

• MarshRelated: Floodplains may contain marshes, but the term describes a landform and its flood regime.

• ValleyRelated: Floodplains occupy low valley floors shaped by river deposits.

• ViaductRelated: A viaduct can carry transport above flood-prone ground without blocking flow.

• 1931 China floodsNarrower topic: Dense settlement on low-lying land magnified the floods’ human toll.

• Flood control in ChinaNarrower topic: Building and farming on Chinese floodplains increase exposure even where protective structures exist.

• Kakadu National ParkBroader topic: Kakadu’s floodplains expand into vast wetlands during the wet season.

• LandformBroader topic: Its shape and sediment record reveal river flooding and influence settlement risk.

• Po RiverRelated: Floods spread across the Po’s lowlands, depositing sediment and threatening settlements.

• Riparian forestRelated: Floodplains provide the shifting, nutrient-rich ground on which many riparian forests grow.

• Tonlé SapRelated: The lake spreads across its surrounding floodplain when the river reverses.

• Oxbow lakeRelated: The former channel usually lies within the river’s floodplain.

• River red gumRelated: Seasonal inundation shapes the habitats where river red gums thrive.