geomorphology
type: Concept
narrower: floodplain

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: floodplain

floodplain
type: Concept
definition: A floodplain is one of the ubiquitous fluvial features found along major rivers. It is a wide, flat plain of alluvium on either side of a river extending to the base of a valley that is seasonally inundated. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Floodplain]
broader: geomorphology