- a variation of flood plain.
floodplain
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Human Geography - Middle School
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Salmon numbers have declined due to dams, which have blocked off their spawning areas; the loss of floodplain habitat; and global warming, which is intensifying drought and heating rivers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
These fish depend on long, uninterrupted river pathways that link spawning grounds, feeding areas, and floodplain nurseries, often across multiple countries.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
Changes that would help salmon include having larger flows in rivers at the right times to support fish, and opening up more floodplain habitats to support their recovery, Rypel said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025
Parts of Mandalay and its buildings also lie along the floodplain of the Ayerwaddy River.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025
Farmers in the floodplain build houses and barns on stilts.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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